Client Selection and Onboarding Analyst

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HSBC Private Bank seeks to be the leading international private bank for business owners and their families. It provides clients with wealth, business and family succession solutions in the largest and fastest growing markets around the world. At HSBC Private Bank, we put our clients at the centre of everything we do.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our Client Lifecycle Management team.

The Client Selection and Onboarding Analyst is responsible for the onboarding stages of a client lifecycle. He/She will have to analyse, validate, register and ensure the on-boarding of clients for all types of risks levels to meet applicable legal, regulatory requirements as well as HSBC policies and procedures (CDD, AML and Sanctions). Each new account need to have a risk assessment based on an adequate KYC in order to:

• assess whether such clients match the risk appetite of the Group and the Bank  
• preserve the reputation of the HSBC Group and 
• protect the Bank from a possible financial crime exposure.

This person will deliver consistent and practical end-to-end operational support to client facing teams, providing first-class client experience to both internal (client facing) and external clients, ensuring compliance with internal and external guidelines and regulations for this key client stage. He/She will report to the Head of Client Selection and Onboarding.

 

In this role you will:

Impact on the Business & key objectives

• Provide advisory and operational support to front office staff from the prospecting stage to the account opening, meeting the following objectives:
  • Direct client engagement
  • Reduction in onboarding time (both short and extended)
  • Quality metrics within tresholds
  • Adherence to CDD guidelines and risk appetite
     
• Review, codify and control account opening requests to ensure compliance with the local regulatory requirements and with the Group standards:
  • Identify missing documentation
  • Conduct plausibility checks of the KYC profile 
  • Corroborate the information provided by the RMs and 
  • Execute and review negative media alerts, and performs sanction & PEP screening

Leadership & Teamwork 

• Work collaboratively across the organization – ensuring first-class relationships with COO, the Front Office, HOST, FCC, Legal and the local leadership team
• Foster strong relationships with all areas of the business in particular with the Front Office
• Develop a network of contacts throughout the private bank to ensure advice and guidance is accurate
• Challenge own knowledge to develop a continuous learning on and off the job
• Operate with flexibility and adaptation according to workload variations

Operational Effectiveness & Control 

• Understands, follows and demonstrates compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures (CDD, AML and Sanctions) that apply to the conduct of the business in which the jobholder is involved.
• Take personal accountability for keeping their risk knowledge up to date and completes mandatory learning promptly
• Resolve all identified issues promptly and escalate as appropriate to ensure timely awareness of any material concerns;
• Adhering strictly to compliance and operational risk controls in accordance with HSBC and regulatory standards, policies and practices; escalating control weaknesses.
• Maintains HSBC internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators 

Major Challenges 

• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with major stakeholders.
• Adapt to the changing environment (new regulations, introduction of further technology, reorganizations, etc.)
• Efficiently and regularly cooperate with the Front office and other stakeholders in order to spread a common culture, enforce requirements and respect the Front office business objectives.
• Perform an adequate follow-up of the tasks at all times in order to escalate potential issues in a timely manner.

To be successful in the role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Working knowledge of AML, regulatory compliance and controls within the banking and financial services industry
• Can-do and problem solving attitude
• At ease under pressure and demonstrating good resilience
• Strong teamwork initiative. 
• Good research and communication skills.
• Ability to work professionally with all levels of staff and management.
• Skilled IT user with a capacity to adapt to new or complex tools and use efficiently all usual software suit (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, etc.)
• Flexible and accountable: Open (to different ideas and cultures), dependable (by doing the right thing and take personal   accountability) and Connected (with our clients, providers, regulators and colleagues by demonstrating collaboration and respect)
• Minimum of a B.A. degree or relevant work experience
• Fluent in French and English both written and spoken
• International profile with practice in another countries and multi-cultural experience is a plus
• Due to immigration restrictions in Switzerland we will only be able to consider applications from Swiss or EU citizens or from candidates holding a valid Swiss work permit

 

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We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies.

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