Junior Customer Onboarding and Risk Management Analyst (KYC/CIP/CDD/EDD)

zerohash • Chicago, IL

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Junior Customer Onboarding and Risk Management Analyst’s primary responsibility will be supporting the formal identity verification of individuals and entity customers. This includes supporting the initial review of identifying documentation for validity and using other sources to verify supplied information/documents to ensure compliance of internal policy and regulatory requirements. This also will include supporting the development of risk ratings and profiles for partner customers and shared end customers. This is an entry level position for which previous related experience is helpful but not required. This role reports to the Manager, Third Party Onboarding and Compliance (or similar). This fully remote role is open to candidates in any AMER, EUR, UK, BERMUDA, or other relevant time zone.

Requirements

• College degree with strong academic credentials
• Hardworking and driven
• Strong time management skills and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational, analytical and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues across regions and business units
• Ability to multi-task effectively maintain attention detail
• Excellent time management and organizational skill

Nice To Haves

• AML/CFT compliance experience or related FinTech or financial services experience (especially B2B2C) helpful but not required
• Familiarity with various automated KYC/KYB solutions a plus

Responsibilities

• Assist the Performance of client due diligence and KYC/KYB screening on new customers for the various business units
• Support the preparation of KYC/KYB packages and new onboarding requests
• Assist the handling of watch list filtering and negative news alerts that are generated as part of customer onboarding
• Actively participate and contribute to projects and other assigned tasks
• Work with different teams including business units leaders, surveillance, compliance, and technology.
• Conducts research via online tools to identify applicant entities and beneficial owners.
• Identify potential KYC concerns and escalate to more senior team members or the Manager during the onboarding and ongoing review process
• Support the KYC processing of new clients forms and maintaining of reference databases with completed records and information.
• Assist team members in conducting KYC due diligence searches and performing reviews for new customers of zerohash and its affiliates.
• Assist team members in conducting reviews of partner customers and shared end customers, including for potential indication of inconsistencies or other concerns
• Assist in responding to requests for information regarding appropriate KYC documentation.
• Identify potential areas for improved processing and automation of manual processes wherever possible.
• Escalate to more senior team members information on clients identified as High Risk or where material adverse information has been identified.
• Accurately establish with more senior team members the risk assessments of existing clients, resolving issues where appropriate
• Assist in the development and improvement of policies and procedures for the team
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and reviews as needed

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
• Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only)
• Chance to earn equity
• Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months)
• WeWork All Access Membership
• WFH Yearly Stipend
• L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees