CIS Specialist Onboarding & Periodic Reviews

Job Description

As a CIS Specialist for Onboarding & Periodic Reviews, you will be part of an international, dynamic, and highly qualified team of 20 colleagues based in Zurich, Geneva, or Lugano. We offer exciting opportunities to develop your compliance skills in a challenging and high-visibility role with extensive contact with the front office.

Main tasks

• Perform client onboarding, including standard and enhanced AML/TF due diligence for client onboarding and Russian/sanctions
• Compliance analysis of CIS markets, with audits that are likely to be more complex than standard ones
• Periodic review processes: Conducting enhanced AML/CFT due diligence for high-risk, special high-risk, and PEP cases, as well as complex cases and CIS analysis
• Providing advice and support to the front office on all matters related to KYC/AML (including CIS)
• Presentation of HRC/PEP/SHRC cases to the Client Acceptance Committee, including relevant risk assessments and concise compliance recommendations

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in compliance roles, including KYC, AML/TF, and transaction monitoring (CTF/FATCA) at Swiss private banks
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in CIS markets are required
• Act with principle, independence, and integrity
• An exceptional eye for detail, enabling the identification and correction of risks without losing sight of the bigger picture
• Must be a strong communicator, able to resolve conflicts and express themselves clearly both verbally and in writing
• Has a cooperative personality and is open to suggestions from team members
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of industry protocols and best practices
• Strong time management and organizational skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines for compliance remediation programs
• Ability to work under pressure and handle unexpected problems and tasks with flexibility
• Excellent communication skills in English are required. Russian and/or any CIS language are desirable, but may be substituted with Romanian, Mandarin, German, French, and/or Spanish
• A commitment to fostering an inclusive culture and valuing diverse perspectives

Our values

• Responsibility: Taking on tasks and challenges and striving for continuous improvement
• Hands-on: Proactively Delivering High-Quality Results
• Passionate: commitment and striving for excellence
• Solution-oriented: Focus on client results and fair treatment of clients, combined with a risk-aware mindset
• Partnership-oriented: Promoting collaboration and teamwork. Collaboration with an entrepreneurial spirit