Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Checker – SME Banking

Job Description

Specialist (Checker), Know Your Customer, SME Banking | DBS Group Holdings

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at DBS Group Holdings, located in One Island East, Hong Kong. DBS’s Corporate and Investment Banking division offers a comprehensive suite of commercial banking products and services to corporate clients, cultivating long-standing relationships through account management, service differentiation, and rigorous credit standards. This role is crucial for supporting the centralized Customer Due Diligence function within SME Banking, ensuring Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk is effectively managed in strict accordance with both global and local regulatory requirements.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Regular
• Location: In-person – Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Team: Customer Due Diligence (CDD) team within SME Banking.
• Mission: To ensure effective Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk management and accurate Customer Due Diligence (CDD) for SME clients, strictly adhering to all global and local regulatory requirements.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support Operations: Support the critical centralized Customer Due Diligence (CDD) function specifically for SME Banking clients, contributing to the overall compliance framework.
• Conduct and Verify CDD: Independently conduct Customer Due Diligence activities and meticulously act as a Checker for periodic reviews and trigger events concerning SME clients, ensuring robust scrutiny and adherence to established protocols.
• Documentation and Review: Meticulously prepare and review detailed CDD information, including comprehensive public search results, to ensure all documentation fully aligns with the Bank’s stringent standards.
• Risk Management and Compliance: Ensure Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk is consistently and effectively managed across all CDD operations, strictly in accordance with both global and local regulatory requirements.
• Data Accuracy and Timeliness: Take responsibility for maintaining the highest accuracy and integrity of all Customer Due Diligence information and for ensuring the timely completion of CDD processes within assigned timeframes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in business or a related discipline, with a foundational understanding of financial services or banking operations.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and/or Know Your Customer (KYC) within SME banking or other financial institutions.
• Skills: Expertise in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk management and regulatory compliance; strong ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines; proficient verbal communication in English, Cantonese, and Putonghua for client interactions.
• Bonus: At least 2 years of experience specifically in a checker position within CDD or KYC functions.