Due Diligence (KYC) Coordinator

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are currently hiring for a Due Diligence (KYC) Analyst to join our team supporting one of our largest private equity clients. The principal responsibility of this position is to work directly with financial institutions and other third parties in different jurisdictions globally to complete Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes for facilitating fund/deal structures. This position may also provide support in completing regulatory KYC/AML requirements for transactional activities and deal addition this position will be expected to ensure consistency in all documentation and information provided to third parties across all fund groups in order to implement process efficiencies.

This position will work directly with individuals at all levels and across a variety of teams at the client including Legal Compliance Tax and Accounting. The position requires strong listening comprehension and communication skills the ability to independently research multitask and prioritize and high attention to detail. As part of this role you will gain exposure to global financial markets regulatory frameworks and complex deal structures providing a strong foundation for career advancement in compliance risk management or private equity operations. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop expertise in cross-border regulations build relationships with senior stakeholders and potentially progress into leadership roles.

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments duties or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments duties and responsibilities may be changed at any time with or without notice by CFGI in its sole discretion.

Responsibilities include:

LP Onboarding KYC (80% of time):

Coordinate with administrators to update and validate investing entity documentation including investor questionnaires FATCA/CRS self-certifications and any required closing deliverables ensuring compliance with current fund requirements.

Assemble and maintain a standard KYC/AML package (e.g. corporate certificates organizational charts/ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) diagrams signatory lists proof of address IDs authorized traders source-of-funds/wealth attestations) and tailor for jurisdiction-specific requirements (US UK EU APAC).

Coordinate KYC responses with fund administrators: sanctions/PEP/adverse media declarations beneficial ownership disclosures and attestations; manage follow-ups exceptions and clarifications.

Collaborate with Legal and Compliance teams to prepare AML/KYC letters outlining the firms due diligence framework and detailing the investing entitys ultimate beneficial ownership structure.

Maintain a central repository of approved templates legal entities UBO charts reference letters LEIs GIINs tax residency certificates and standing answers to DDQs/operational questionnaires.

Monitor and implement changes tied to AML/KYC regulations FATCA/CRS beneficial ownership regimes and fund-specific policies; update KYC Guides and SOPs accordingly.

Deliver detailed bi-weekly KYC progress updates to clients to support timely resolution of outstanding requests.

Willingness to work flexible hours and monitor emails outside of normal work hours.

Transaction KYC (15% of time):

Initiate processes with financial institutions globally by providing a Standard KYC Package for the purposes of opening trading brokerage custodian and/or escrow account(s).

Initiate processes with financial institutions globally by providing a Standard KYC Package for the purpose of establishing financing and/or hedging arrangements.

Liaise directly with banks on completing bank specific KYC Forms CRS Forms and answering KYC/AML questions related to investment structure and ultimate beneficial ownership.

Coordinate with Legal Team on the review and approval of legal documents including escrow agreements brokerage agreements trading agreements and/or other bank specific consent forms.

Coordinate with Compliance Team on completing Sanction Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Due Diligence questionnaires.

Coordinate with Financial Advisor(s) on completing MiFID EMIR and ISDA documentation

Coordinate with Tax Team on reviewing FATCA/CRS Forms as needed.

Obtain Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and renew LEI records as needed.

Request legal entity constitutive documents from Registered Agents and Entity Administrators related to KYC/AML requests.

Other Responsibilities (5% of time):

Outside of routine KYC requests this position may support completing various ad hoc or annual regulatory KYC requests. This position will coordinate with FM/external service providers to provide constitutive documents draft required forms and confirm investment/legal entity details and/or ultimate beneficial ownership information. The following is a sample of the type of regulatory KYC requests this position may support: Inquiries from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (AIFM) the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius (FSC) local/national tax offices or bureaus (ATO PN7) and foreign Securities and Exchange boards (SEBI RBI PN3).

Qualifications Knowledge and Experience:

Bachelors Degree preferred.

Experience in legal entity structure preferred.

Ability to plan coordinate with various parties and execute an action plan independently.

Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills with an ability to assimilate easily into teams.

High energy with commitment to quality client service while working in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

Effective time management skills ability to meet deadlines and project manage.

Ability to effectively prioritize projects based on business needs and evolving priorities.

Strong listening comprehension skills.

Organized detailoriented efficient diligent and self-motivated.

High integrity and must be able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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