For one of our client, a Swiss Private Bank, we are looking for an Account Review Officer. He/ she will be part of the Compliance Onboarding team for a temporary assignment.

Responsibilities:

• Perform KYC periodic reviews for both domestic and international clients by confirming data requirements, collecting relevant KYC information, undertaking research via internal and external sources, and gathering and analysing KYC documentation in accordance with regulatory and Company AML policy requirements
• Undertake KYC due diligence reviews in a timely manner to high quality standards, as per the Banks policies
• Analyse AML risks associated with the client and identify ‘red flag’ situations. Potential risks and operational issues should be identified and escalated as appropriate
• Appropriate and confidential handling / sharing of sensitive client data
• Contribute ideas and participation to further improve and streamline the KYC processes as well as participate in strategic technology change initiatives

Qualifications:

• 5 years of similar professional experience in the banking sector in Switzerland
• Strong knowledge of CDB20 including A forms and due diligence
• Understanding the business sector with a focus in the corporate financial services industry
• Proficient with MS Office applications
• Effective communication skills at all levels and across all internal and external stakeholders groups
• Basic understanding of stocks, corporate and wholesale banking products
• Strong reading, comprehension and critical reasoning skills
• Ability to interpret regulatory guidelines and assessment risk scores and ability to interpret alerts, identify trends and inconsistencies
• Attention to detail, strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Understanding of the end to end KYC and client on-boarding processes
• Familiarity with both domestic and international AML/KYC regulations and industry guidelines, Control, Compliance/AML and Investigation functions in the banking industry, financial sanctions on banks and financial institutions (OFAC, HM Treasury, EU and UN sanctions)
• Ability to perform business communication written and verbal in French, English. Basic Spanish is an advantage
• Available immediately
• Residence in Switzerland mandatory

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that we will contact only the candidates who have been selected

For one of our clients, a Private Bank in Geneva, we are currently searching for a Sales & Suitability Compliance Officer to be responsible for the adherence to local and international regulations and standards related to conduct, as well as supervisory requirements and group expectations. The candidate shall manage the Bank’s relevant conduct related risks through the appropriate control and oversight activities.

This is a temporary mission until December 2024 with an immediate start.

 Responsibilities:

• Support the Compliance SSU team,
• Controls and monitoring,
• Projects support,
• Suitability framework: governance and adequacy of products/services to the customers,
• Prevention of Market Abuse: employees transactions,
• Follow up on conditions set by local Supervisors, External and Internal auditors,
• SSU policies and procedures,
• Training for the sales force.

Profile:

• Bachelor degree in economics, finance or related experience,
• Previous experience in the Banking industry within compliance (monitoring and transactions)
• Previous experience in the Operations department or in Financial Products related areas and understanding of security related processes,
• Previous experience in Market Abuse is highly desirable,
• Good multi-tasking and organizational skills to manage outstanding issues until resolution,
• Strong follow-up skills,
• Good knowledge of the different investment products,
• Good command of Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint (presentations),
• English and French fluent, Spanish or Portuguese as a plus,
• Swiss residency,
• Availability immediate or ASAP,

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that we will contact only the candidates who have been selected for an interview.

For one of our clients, a Private Bank in Geneva, we are looking for a Credit Project Specialist – Private Banking to support the organization´s long-term strategic IT project, the upgrade of the core banking system.

The candidate will work from within the credit department, which provides lombard financing to private banking clients and monitors their compliance with collateral levels and credit limits. Integrating into the existing team, they will act as a subject matter expert for credit processes and procedures and represent the credit function in the bank-wide IT implementation project.

When not involved in project duties, the person will support the daily business of the department in a credit officer role, such as controlling risky exposures, managing pledges and collateral value, and risk reporting.

Responsibilities :

• Gather and organize information about existing processes, procedures and business requirements in the credit department.
• Compare the functionalities in the existing core system release with the ones available in the new release and identify gaps and opportunities.
• Participate as subject matter expert in the design, development, testing and implementation of the key credit risk functionalities in the new Core Banking System (T24, R22)
• Closely liaise and coordinate with the PMO, IT developers, project consultants, both inside and outside of working group meetings.
• Plan, coordinate and perform the Credit UAT.
• Acting as a back-up credit officer of the rest of the team in the BAU tasks: evaluating collateral, assigning pledges, detecting customers in breach of limits, extracting portfolio reports, validating day-to-day banking transactions blocked.

Profile :

• University degree, preferably in Finance / Economics (or equivalent credit risk experience in banking).
• Certificates related to professional activity are an asset.
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience in credit risk / middle office, ideally in lombard lending.
• Experience in change management, business process development, UAT.
• Good understanding of credit products, financial instruments and the banking business.
• Capacity to work independently on specific tasks and with a strong eye for detail.
• Strong problem-solving, project execution and communication abilities.
• Strong financial and non-financial analytical skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, with French being an asset.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize activities and meet deadlines.
• Possess a strong work ethic and willingness to assume responsibility for problem resolution.
• Swiss residency is a must have

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that we will contact only the candidates who have been selected for an interview.

For one of our clients, a Private Bank in Geneva, we are looking for a Credit Officer to join the lombard lending department, which provides secured financing to private banking clients and monitors their compliance with collateral levels and credit limits.

Integrating into the existing team, the successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating new credit proposals, controlling risky exposures at client level, managing pledges and collateral, and participating in IT projects.

This is a 12 months temporary mission running from January to end of December 2024.

Responsibilities :

• Analysis of credit proposals and preparation of documentation, working closely with the commercial function (front office)
• Detecting customers that are in breach of limits and managing these cases together with the front office
• Participating as a Subject Matter Expert in the design and testing of the credit risk functionalities in the new Core Banking System (T24, R22)
• Validating day-to-day banking transactions blocked for credit reasons and processing credit transactions in the core banking system

Profile:

• University degree, preferably in Finance / Economics (or equivalent credit risk experience in banking)
• 3-5 years related experience in credit operations / credit risk management, ideally in a lombard lending role
• Good understanding of private banking needs for credit products including understanding of various financial instruments and markets
• Strong financial and non-financial analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Fluent in English and Spanish, French fluency will be a strong asset
• Capacity to work independently on specific tasks and with a strong eye for detail
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize activities and meet deadlines
• Possess a strong work ethic and willingness to assume responsibility for problem resolution
• Swiss residency is a must have

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that we will contact only the candidates who have been selected for an interview.