Enhanced Due Diligence Associate

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Are you interested in a role dedicated to combating financial crime? We are currently looking for a proactive and diligent Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Associate who will be responsible for conducting in-depth reviews of our higher risk customers, essential in upholding our bank’s integrity.
The Enhanced Due Diligence Team works in close collaboration with the client coverage teams (Relationship Mangers and Global Relationship Bankers) across Global Banking and Commercial Banking, Business Financial Crime Risk (BFCR), Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), Client Due Diligence teams and other stakeholders taking a lead role in completion of an EDD report to ensure that we have an appropriate fully comprehensive documented evaluation of our highest risk entities.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with internal and external stakeholders to conduct thorough EDD reviews of Correspondent Banks (CBs), Money Service Businesses (MSBs) and Third Party Payment Providers (TPPPs) that pose higher financial crime and potential money laundering risks.
You will use your knowledge of financial crime, due diligence and regulatory requirements to provide advice and support to key internal and external stakeholders. The role will report to the Europe EDD team lead.
Your responsibilities will include:

- To proactively lead and perform Enhanced Due Diligence reviews on CB/MSB/TPPP’s to identify, assess and mitigate financial crime risks.
- Draft detailed comprehensive EDD Reports presenting the risk assessment of the client, make appropriate decisions and recommendations.
- Schedule meetings and regular follow ups with clients and RM/GRB to understand, challenge, and document risks and issues
- Providing support and guidance to other members of the EDD team, Relationship Managers and Global Relationship Mangers, Wholesale Client Services, Financial Crime Compliance and other stakeholders
- Assessing and promptly escalating risk concerns identified through the EDD process
- Analysing financial intelligence reports/data including transactional analysis as part of the EDD
- Assisting in the identification of the CB/MSB/TPPP population through the analyses of the transactional activity processed via the accounts the client holds with HSBC
- Managing and owning a book of work while understanding business and regulatory driven priorities
- Responding to queries and assist with audit or remediation activity as needed.
Requirements
- Experience of working in EDD and/or financial crime with a knowledge and understanding of financial crime risks within correspondent banking, Money Services Business, Third Party Payment Processors and payments (preferred)
- Industry qualifications (CAMS/ICA) or willingness to study and obtain the relevant certification
- Understanding of foundational Anti-Money Laundering /Counter Terrorism Financing knowledge and strong Anti-Bribery & Corruption and/or sanctions control experience from within a large banking organisation, or from a background in consulting, risk management
- A proactive attitude, not afraid to take initiative, with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively under deadlines.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking skills and experience conducting transactional analysis.
- Strong stakeholder management and effective communication skills in order to convey information in an accurate, clear and concise way
- A with a willingness to challenge, use judgment and ask the right questions
- An ability to negotiate and work effectively across geographies.

The Enhanced Due Diligence Team works in close collaboration with the client coverage teams (Relationship Mangers and Global Relationship Bankers) across GB and CMB, Business Financial Crime Risk (BFCR), Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), Wholesale Client Services (WCS), Product Teams, KYCS and other stakeholders taking a lead role in completion of an EDD report to ensure that we have an appropriate fully comprehensive documented evaluation of our highest risk entities.

We are seeking a proactive and diligent person to join this team in the role of Enhanced Due Diligence Associate.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a client facing role and lead completion of Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for Correspondent Banks (CBs), Money Service Business (MSB) and Third Party Payment Providers (TPPP). You will use your knowledge of due diligence and regulatory requirements to provide advice and support to a variety of stakeholders to identify, assess and mitigate the risks associated with financial crime.

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