Cargills size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way.
We are a family company providing food ingredients agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials from eggs to edible oils salt to skincare feed to alternative fuel. Our 160000 colleagues operating in 70 countries make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
The KYC Specialist will handle moderately complex processes for trade and capital market activities including customer due diligence and onboarding of Cargill entities with this role you will respond to requests from counterparties for onboarding of Cargill entities (including bank account openings) collect and review customer information as part of Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence and corporate capacity verification and perform sanctions screenings and tax compliance form validations to assist in mitigating reputational compliance and documentary risks associated with trade and capital market activities (including structured trade finance and lending).
Collect and review customer information (including statutory documents board and shareholder resolutions organizational charts etc) as part of KYC due diligence and corporate capacity verification monitor the status of active counterparties initiate requests for customer updates and provide relevant information to stakeholder as requested. Counterparties are financial institutions from across the globe as well as sovereigns and corporates primarily from Europe the Middle East and Africa.
Respond to compliance-related requests from counterparties by providing KYC documentation of Cargill entities and completing onboarding questionnaires and account-opening forms.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision while escalating more complex issues to appropriate teams (e.g. Legal Tax Corporate Governance). Coordinate execution of non-disclosure agreements electronic communication indemnity forms data privacy forms account opening documentation.
Perform automated and manual sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEP) screenings aligned to internal policy and provide a timely response to requests and inquiries received from internal and external stakeholders.
Perform control reconciliation processes of daily reviews to ensure all issues are addressed or escalated quickly and efficiently.
Ensure internal procedures and policies are followed.
Understand and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and collect and validate related compliance forms (including FATCA tax forms) and seek guidance from subject matter authorities as needed.
Other duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Understanding of trade finance business
Confirmed knowledge of internal control structures and compliance
Minimum of two years of related work experience
Other minimum qualifications may apply
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of laws regulations and processes related to customer due diligence and compliance (sanctions anti-money laundering anti-bribery data privacy).
Understanding of basic corporate documents and approval processes within legal entities.
Knowledge of related sanctions screening systems and applications.
Understanding of FATCA tax forms.
PRIOR BENEFICIAL EXPERIENCES
Execute and administer all aspects of standard customer screenings due diligence in a timely and accurate manner.
Analytical review of various legal documentation.
Intercultural communication skills.
KEY BEHAVIORS
Build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions while ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal compliance requirements.
Make sense of complex high-quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done focusing on continuous improvement and compliance with internal policies and procedures.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES TO BE GAINED
Experience with compliance requirements and processes across multiple jurisdictions and with diverse counterparties.
Gain knowledge ofn compliance reputational and operational risks associated with trade and capital market structures.
Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
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Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.