JOB DESCRIPTIONLocation: Amsterdam (Hybrid)In this position, you'll be based in the new Amsterdam office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.
We give you a world of potentialComputershare Corporate Trust is a market leader with decades of experience as a provider of sophisticated agency services for private and public companies, investment bankers, asset managers as well as governments and institutions. We offer a wide range of services that fulfil our clients' needs with a best-in-class reputation built on our high-touch approach to client service.
We are looking for a new colleague to join us and be a part of our exciting future as one of the top corporate trust firms around the globe and to extend Computershare's capability into continental Europe, Computershare is establishing a regulated payment institution in the Netherlands.
A role you will love The AML/KYC Lead is responsible for the oversight, execution and quality assurance of the Company's customer due diligence, customer risk assessment, sanctions and PEP screening and ongoing monitoring activities, ensuring that these activities are performed in accordance with the Company's AML/CTF framework and applicable Dutch regulatory requirements.
You will own and oversee the end-to-end customer onboarding framework, including supervision of outsourced KYC and CDD activities, periodic reviews, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring activities. As well as maintain and apply the Company's customer risk assessment methodology, supporting periodic review and enhancement of customer risk scoring models.
Ensuring customer records are complete, accurate and maintained in accordance with policy requirements. Identifying risks and issues to ensure that these are resolved or escalated with recommendations for resolution, as appropriate.
Key responsibilities
- Conduct and review CDD and EDD investigations
- Assess ownership and control structures and identify UBOs
- Verify source of funds and source of wealth where required
- Approve low and medium-risk customers within delegated authority and escalate higher-risk cases as appropriate
- Oversee AML/KYC activities performed by outsourced service providers
- Escalation of control deficiencies and remediation tracking
- Liaison with legal advisors, group compliance and any other required operational teams
- Prepare Management Information as required
- Support other functions as required
- Ad-hoc projects as priorities dictate
What will you bring to the role?The successful candidate will have evidenced experience in AML/KYC, financial crime compliance or CDD. With strong knowledge of Dutch Wwft requirements, Sanctiewet 1977, UBO identification and verification, sanctions and PEP screening, transaction monitoring and unusual transaction investigations.
Essential:
- Evidenced experience in AML/KYC, financial crime compliance or CDD
- Experience within a regulated financial institution
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong analytical and investigative capability
- Excellent attention to detail
- Sound judgement and risk-based decision making
- Ability to analyse information to make key decisions
- Ability to work independently in a scaling regulated environment
Desirable:
- ACAMS, ICA or equivalent AML qualification
- Experience collaborating with outsourced AML operations teams
- Knowledge of PSD2, Dutch regulatory expectations for payment institutions and EBA AML Guidelines Desirable
Please note our current Netherlands office is based in Rotterdam. We are in the process of establishing a new office in central Amsterdam where this role will be based.
Rewards designed for youGlobal opportunities. Everyone here has the opportunity to grow through on-the-job training, access to comprehensive learning resources and career development support.
Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.
Save for your future. We will support you along your retirement savings journey.
And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.
ABOUT US A company to be proud of We're a global leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.
Fairness and culture We want to provide you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.
ABOUT THE TEAMWe're a market leader with decades of experience as a provider of trustee and sophisticated agency services for private and public companies, investment bankers, asset managers, and governments and institutions. Our organisation offers a broad range of services with a best-in-class reputation built on our high-touch approach to client service. We're looking for people to join us and be a part of our exciting future as one of the top corporate trust firms in North America.
