Junior KYC Onboarding Officer

London City based Bank are looking for a Junior KYC Onboarding Officer to join their busy Business Development Department. This candidate must be able to speak FLUENT MANDARIN. Fluency in English and Mandarin is a must. Bachelor degree or equivalent in economics, accounting, finance, business or legal. Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a similar role, preferably within an overseas wholesale bank in London. Carry out CDD on new customers, collating information and documentation that complies with UK regulatory and legal requirements and identifying and verifying KYC documents. Undertake risk assessments and/or reviews of risk assessments on both new and existing customers. Ensure that internal SDD, CDD and EDD requirements are adhered to; resolve any gaps in due diligence by proactively liaising with stakeholders including relationship managers and customers. Maintain customer CDD files, ensuring that the information therein is up to date; maintain the new and existing customer spreadsheet; populate customer data via internal systems or other data repositories as and when required. Identify any key risks and AML red flags and escalate them according to internal policies and procedures.