Acolin
At Acolin, we connect our clients to opportunity by acting as an independent partner to resolve complex cross-border fund distribution challenges. Our compliance and regulatory expertise across the fund distribution lifecycle ensures that our clients are free to focus on growing their business whilst meeting their fund distribution goals.
Founded in 2006, we operate out of eight offices across the UK and Europe serving over 600 clients.
For our location in Constance, Germany we are looking for an experienced Due Diligence/KYC Analyst.
General Duties
- Perform initial operational due diligence on investment funds and contractual counterparties, distributors and tied agents, in line with the firm’s requirement to comply with applicable German/Swiss/EU law and regulations and internal policies
- Obtain required information from clients and counterparties through established due diligence questionnaires
- Assist local operational teams with due diligence activities
- Perform due diligence and AML/KYC checks, IDD, EDD, PEPs
- Identify and verify UBOs (Ultimate Beneficial Owners) and PAOB (Persons Acting on Behalf) according to applicable EU laws and regulations, ie Germany and Luxembourg
- Perform Video Identifications of counterparties
- Review investment funds audited financial statements
- Perform ongoing monitoring of existing customers and counterparties as to completeness according to established policies and procedures
- Perform oversight due diligence on customer’s and counterparty’s documentation and information and request missing information and documents
- Update Customer’s record on internal data base
- Regularly liaise with business team members and onboarding committee
- Carry out trainings of new colleagues in English and German
Qualification/Experiences
- University degree in law, economics, or related subjects
- Experience and professional qualification in financial services, due diligence, compliance or legal department, audit company, banking
- Experience in operational due diligence AML/KYC of EU laws and regulations (especially Luxembourg and Germany), Swiss law and regulation
- Knowledge and background of CDD, AML/KYC, EDD, Compliance of EU laws and regulations (especially Luxembourg and Germany), Swiss law and regulation
- Knowledge and Experience of Investment Funds and Distribution Regulations (UCITSD, AIFMD, MiFID II, WpHG, German/Luxembourg AML/CTF, Swiss CISA/CISO, FinSA an advantage
- Exact and independent way of working, strong organizational skills
- Fluency in English and German is essential, French is an advantage
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
- Advanced Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel
- Advantage: WordCheckOne (Refinitiv) or similar systems, Video Identification or similar systems, data base and platform skills
We look forward to receiving your application!
To apply for this job please visit acolin-fund-services-ag.breezy.hr.