Senior Compliance Officer, Onboarding with Focus on Eastern European Markets (Russian Speaking)

Description

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) was founded in 1969 by Edgar de Picciotto, whose vision from the outset was to offer investors an astute and innovative wealth management service. With assets under management of CHF 140.0billion as at the end of December 2023 and a professional, global workforce of around 2’094 people, UBP is a major player in Switzerland’s wealth-management industry. Headquartered in Geneva, the Bank has over twenty locations in key economic and financial hubs worldwide, enabling it to combine global expertise with local know-how.

Mission

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Challenges

Handling the day-to-day spectrum of client onboarding assessment activities of UBP Private Banking Zurich and Basel, with a focus on the Eastern European business to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations, including AML, CTF, Sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption laws, tax compliance as well as internal policies and procedures.

Main responsibilities

• Provide guidance, support and relevant information to Relationship Manager and Line Management in terms of all Compliance aspects related to client on-boarding, with a focus on clients introduced and managed by the Emerging Markets Desk with special focus on the Eastern and Central European Markets
• In the context on an onboarding case, review new and existing clients, prepare client assessments for presentation to the Bank's account Opening Committees
• Take ownership of specific on-boarding and mutation (change in circumstances) cases throughout the process and, where applicable, ensure escalation and presentation to higher Committees
• Corroborate and challenge KYC information provided by the business and perform checks via internal and external database sources where appropriate 
• Coordinate the commissioning of external due diligence reports where applicable
• Ensure the follow-up on the completion of tasks arising from recommendations and conditions set out during the on-boarding process
• Prepare internal investigation memorandums to determine potential filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and assist in the processing of the filing, where applicable
• Liaise and work with other Compliance functions in Zurich and Geneva in order to obtain a holistic client view and align on Group Compliance programs
• Assist with departmental projects and initiatives as/when required
• Monitor changes to business practices and products to ensure that AML controls and procedures are adequate to cover them 

Education

• Education: Bachelor Degree
• Certification: Degree in Law, Economics, Finance, Business Administration or similar

Experience

• Years of experience: 3-7 : intermediate
• Experience required:
• A minimum of 3-7 years’ experience as Compliance, AML and/or KYC specialist in Private Banking/Wealth Management or similar role
• Very good understanding of risk management and controls
• Fluent in English and Russian
• Experience in private banking: Mandatory

Language

• English: Fluent
• Other: Fluent (Russian)

Personal skills

• Swiss resident: Mandatory