Financial Crime Risk Management Senior CDD Analyst - Periodic Review Ireland - Permanent - Newcastle

Financial Crime Risk Management Senior CDD Analyst - Periodic Review Ireland - Permanent - Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, England

EY
Full Time Newcastle upon Tyne, England 48000 - 58912 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

L2– Financial Crime Risk Management Senior CDD Analyst – Periodic Review Ireland -– Permanent – Newcastle

Within the professional services environment, the application of risk management procedures is fundamental to the successful delivery of our client services and promotion of our brand.

At Ernst Young (EY), Risk Managers (RMs) promote and support risk management within the business. RMs aim is to uphold our business standards, maintain and enhance the value of the firm, and ensure that EY Ireland, its Partners and staff comply with regulations imposed either by external regulators or by Ernst & Young Global in relation to the conduct of our business.

Financial crime risks relating to anti-money laundering (AML), terrorist financing, anti-bribery controls, sanctions compliance and fraud are a high focus for regulated businesses and external scrutiny as regulation and practice continues to evolve. As a result, EY is establishing a new sub team to perform ongoing monitoring of clients. The role will sit within the central Client Due Diligence (CDD) team which supports financial crime compliance with respect to client acceptance procedures.

The opportunity
The Central CDD team supports EY Partners and staff in the execution of and compliance with Global, Regional, and local risk management policies and procedures, including financial crime, data protection and the development, maintenance, communication, and training of key RM policies, providing advice on complex risk matters and monitoring the application of these policies.

There is an opening for a Senior CDD Analyst in a newly set up team that supports EY Ireland and undertaking periodic monitoring of their clients. The main purpose of the role is to ensure the firm’s compliance with applicable legislation by performing compliance related processes and providing support to offshore staff in in connection with periodic monitoring and financial crime due diligence checks. The successful candidate will appropriately assess changes in the AML risk profile of clients and determine if a referral to the 2nd line Financial Crime Team is required, or if appropriate, liaise with client engagement teams to source additional documentation not available from internal or public sources. The successful candidate must demonstrate consideration of compliance, the firm’s reputation and safeguarding EY against any associated risks.


Your key responsibilities

You will, as a Senior CDD Analyst, be a key part of the wider Central CDD team providing offshore team members with CDD related support, act as a primary point of escalation and perform risk decisioning on clients of EY covering money laundering, terrorism, and sanctions compliance.


Responsibilities include:

  • Contribute to the implementation and development of the periodic ,monitoring programme for EY Ireland as directed by Management
  • Perform risk based financial crime due diligence on high-risk clients of EY Ireland in accordance with policy and procedure
  • Act as a primary point of contact for Irish engagement teams and the offshore team members providing prompt and concise guidance
  • Provide ongoing training and support to develop offshore team members
  • Perform Route to Competency and Quality Control reviews for periodic review folders in accordance to established EY policy and processes
  • Suggest improvements in the review and maintenance of client on-boarding and monitoring procedures, assess engagement risk and update and amend as necessary
  • Take a keen interest in the Financial Crime regulatory landscape, identifying and implementing any required enhancements/refinements to EY’s EDD policy/process


Skills and attributes for success

  • Strong communication skills capable of dealing with wide range of staff, including Partners
  • Ability to establish and maintain a high degree of confidentiality and credibility at all levels
  • Strong team player and proven ability to work with others.
  • Ability to make risk-based decisions whilst adhering to Regulations
  • Is comfortable with change, ambiguity, debate and managing multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
  • Enthusiastic, positive, and resilient.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast-paced demanding environment
  • Maintains high levels of accuracy and attention to detail


To qualify for the role, you must have

  • Previous experience working in KYC/ CDD in a fast paced and demanding environment with the ability to apply controls in a sophisticated business environment.
  • A high degree of competency in verifying different client types using publicly available resources and subscription services
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines in a demanding environment.
  • Education to degree standard and/ or a professional qualification (e.g. ICA, CAMS will be an advantage).

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