Job Description

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Do you have a background within administration, finance, legal, customer service, KYC and financial services / banking and looking to develop your career? If so we would like to hear from you as we are growing our KYC Team based in the UK - Milton Keynes.

The KYC Team provide an essential role with 1st and 2nd line defense to prevent financial fraud and terrorism financing by perform essential checks on customer account applications to confirm the entity is a legitimate business.

A bit about us:

"Viva Wallet is a leading European cloud-based Neobank, delivering the future of payments, now. With presence in 24 markets, it is the payment institution with the largest footprint in Europe. Viva Wallet\'s mission is to change the way businesses pay and get paid, offering truly unifying, yet localized, end-to-end advanced digital payments solutions and embedded banking services tailored to their needs. Latest innovations include \xe2\x80\x9cTap-to-Pay Viva Terminal App\xe2\x80\x9d turning any Android mobile to a card terminal, and \xe2\x80\x9cSmart Checkout\xe2\x80\x9d payment gateway that can increase conversion by 21%. An advocate of sustainable cashless economy, Viva Wallet harnesses the power of their disruptive in-house technologies to provide digital payments services in 19 languages and 9 currencies, featuring over 24 payment methods

About the role:

Reporting directly to the KYC Operations Supervisor, you will be responsible for ensuring that all existing client relationships have undergone the appropriate client screening, as mandated by the relevant AML Processes and the KYC procedures, including:

• Perform the required KYC screening on new and existing clients.
• Assess and evaluate new account information, using various resources such as social media and specialized databases.
• Maintain account information in the respective bank systems, including authorized signatories.
• Analyze existing policies and procedures to make suggestions for improvements.
• Monitor the end-to-end process of client onboarding, escalate risk items and drive issues to closure.
• Sampling review of KYC records as to completeness, evaluating clients & merchants, according to established KYC policies and procedures, verifying that due diligence has been performed.

• Possess previous experience of working within a back office / administration role for a financial services organization.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Highly organized and have great teamwork skills.
• A passionate, tenacious and enthusiastic approach to work;
• Excellent use of English communication skills (written and verbal)
• Effective time management skills to develop and execute work plans within time constraints.

• Bachelor\'s degree preferably in a relevant field (business, law, risk, etc.).
• Previous KYC experience.
• Additional EEA-31 languages would be considered a plus.

• Competitive Salary based upon experience;
• Discretionary bonus
• Genuine career development opportunities;
• The opportunity to work for a rapidly growing organization;
• Company pension scheme;
• 25 Days holiday rising to 30 with service (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
• Free gym membership - MK office only.

Viva Wallet