Senior Associate, Know Your Customer Specialist (CDD Review, SME CORE Team)

About the role

DBS is hiring a Senior Associate, Know Your Customer Specialist for its SME CORE team, based in DBS Asia Central. The role covers customer due diligence (CDD) reviews, transaction monitoring and KYC screening, and sits within the compliance function.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct CDD reviews, including enhanced due diligence and assessment of AML/CFT/sanctions risk; experience in suspicious transaction and sanctions review is an advantage.
• Review customers' transactions for points of clarification, draft queries and request information (RFI) by email and phone.
• Perform KYC screening, review past transactions and manage trigger events within the stipulated timeframe.
• Liaise with other compliance units and businesses on surveillance AML/KYC issues.
• Manage the exit journey, including account closure, appeals and complaints.
• Escalate potential risk concerns promptly and make risk calls where appropriate.
• Keep up to date with money laundering and terrorist financing issues, including policies, procedures, regulations, industry best practice and criminal typologies.

Required profile

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant working experience.
• Minimum 5 years of AML/KYC experience, preferably reviewing corporate customers in banking.
• Minimum 2-3 years of transaction review experience.
• Sensitivity to operational and financial crime risks.
• ACAMS or ICA professional certification is a plus.

The schedule is regular, the position is full time, and the employee status is listed as regular.