Senior Cross-Border Compliance Specialist

As a Senior KYC Onboarding Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of cross-border finance.

The Senior KYC Onboarding Analyst is responsible for conducting comprehensive Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) checks for corporate clients. This includes Trust & Corporate Service Providers, MiFID clients, Funds, and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). The analyst must ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements while maintaining direct contact with clients to effectively communicate onboarding standards.

• Safeguard Ebury, our existing Clients and prospective Client relationships from financial crime risk - including money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, fraud, sanctions risk, tax evasion and reputational risk
• Performing anti-financial crime checks as part of the Ebury Onboarding process for corporate clients in compliance with relevant legislative, regulatory and internal requirements
• EIS collaborates with a diverse range of clients, including Trust & Corporate Service Providers, MiFID clients, Funds, and SPV's.
• Comprehensive CDD and EDD checks for EIS clients, including the KYC process, identification and analysis of complex ownership structures, financial statements and transaction patterns
• Comprehensive knowledge of funds, trusts and SPV's
• CDD/EDD analysis across all types of legal entities and business sectors in a variety of jurisdictions with an emphasis on local clients
• Direct contact with clients
• Presentation of Ebury's onboarding requirements to clients in a clear and compliant manner
• Identification of red flags and exposure to financial crime risk, including escalation to Compliance and Senior Management where required
• Making risk-based decisions to onboard or reject applications
• Efficient management of a personal portfolio of onboarding cases
• Ability to function and communicate effectively in a multi-jurisdictional environment
• Proactive follow-up with clients and sales representatives to ensure timely completion of onboarding analysis
• Documenting client files in a structured format compliant with internal requirements
• Identifying opportunities for improvement within the onboarding process
• Support ad-hoc projects within the department and wider business as required
• Validation of checks carried out by other members of the team
• Support in training delivery

• Fluency in English. Additional languages would be an advantage
• Minimum of 3-4 years of experience conducting CDD and EDD with corporate clients in the Australian market.
• Understanding of CDD specific to complex entity types, including Funds and Limited Partnerships
• Advanced knowledge of red flags and financial crime typologies relevant to the payments, FX space and Institutional space
• Proactive, with the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Highly organised, with the ability to work to deadlines, multi-task, and prioritise and re-prioritise workload as needed
• Diligent, with excellent attention to detail
• Effective critical thinking skills, with the ability to find solutions to problems independently
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal including working alongside the Front Office
• Co-operative, and comfortable working in a team environment, including remote teams
• Curious and engaged, who takes ownership of their own learning journey by asking questions and seeking out new information
• Adaptable, with the ability to cope with changing products, processes and procedures
• Motivated and driven, with a desire to make Ebury a success