Senior Associate (Know Your Customer Verification - Private Banking & Institutional Services) - Hybrid
About The Position
We are seeking a detail-oriented and independent professional to join our Client Onboarding and Support team, where you will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of client onboarding for high-net-worth and institutional clients. In this role, you will serve as a key quality control point within the account opening process, reviewing Know Your Customer (KYC) documentation to ensure all regulatory requirements and internal policies are met before accounts are finalized. Your work directly supports risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and a seamless onboarding experience for Private Banking clients. Once Private Banking work is complete, you may also support Corporate Trust account reviews, adding variety and broader exposure across business lines.
Requirements
- 6+ years’ combined higher education and/or work experience
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify missing or inconsistent information
- Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume workload with tight deadlines
- Experience in banking, financial services, or a related field
- Familiarity with regulatory review processes such as KYC, compliance, audit, or FinCEN requirements
- Background in operations, back-office processing, or financial data review (e.g., accounts payable/receivable, bookkeeping, accounting)
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Experience supporting Private Banking, Wealth Management, or Capital Markets environments
- Prior experience reviewing financial documentation or working within controlled, compliance-driven processes
Responsibilities
- Review KYC documentation for new client accounts, ensuring all required data, supporting documentation, and regulatory requirements are fully satisfied
- Partner closely with Relationship Managers and internal teams to resolve questions, clarify requirements, and ensure timely account onboarding
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or potential risk indicators and take appropriate action, including escalation when needed
- Ensure all reviews are completed accurately and efficiently within established same-day service level expectations
- Work across multiple systems to validate information and complete reviews with a high level of precision
- Provide feedback to onboarding partners to improve quality, consistency, and adherence to KYC standards
- Recognize trends or recurring issues and contribute to process improvements and stronger controls
Benefits
- medical
- retirement
- forty hours of paid volunteer time each year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
