Senior KYC/Onboarding Analyst

<p></p> Ebury is a global fintech firm dedicated to empowering businesses to expand internationally through tailored and forward-thinking financial solutions. Since our founding in 2009, we’ve grown to a diverse team of over 1,700 professionals across 40+ offices and 29+ markets worldwide. Joining Ebury means becoming part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions are valued. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of cross-border finance, while advancing your own career in a dynamic, high-growth industry. <p></p><p><span><strong>Senior Onboarding Analyst - France</strong></span></p> <p>KYC Onboarding team</p> <p><strong>Ebury Paris Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home per week</strong></p> <p>Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector. Ebury is a Global FinTech: we apply new technologies to enhance and automate financial services and processes. This allows small and medium-sized businesses to trade and transact internationally by eliminating boundaries related to more traditional procedures.</p> <p>Founded in 2009, we are now positioned among the fastest-growing companies in the sector. Headquartered in London, we have more than 1800 staff covering over 50 nationalities (and counting!) working across more than 29 offices worldwide and serving more than 45,000 clients every day. Growing Business of the Year 2019: Larger Company (Turnover £50m+) and Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies (which we have been awarded twice: 2017 and 2019!).</p> <p>Ebury has high standards when it comes to working with clients. We need to make sure that the clients we serve and the transactions we carry out respect all the legal, regulatory and ethical standards. This means that when we onboard a client, we need to perform a very important screening on the prospect and the transactions this client would like to do via us. And this is where you come in! </p> <p> </p> <h2>Role Purpose</h2> <p>The <strong>Analyst</strong> is responsible for conducting the onboarding review in line with current policy to ensure all <strong>Know Your Customer (KYC)</strong> requirements are fulfilled. You will play a vital role together with the sales team to provide a smooth onboarding experience while making sure that our legal and compliance requirements are met.</p> <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Safeguarding Ebury,</strong> our existing Clients and prospective Client relationships from <strong>financial crime risk</strong>—including money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, fraud, sanctions risk, tax evasion, and reputational risk.</p> </li> <li> <p>Performing <strong>anti-financial crime checks</strong> as part of the Ebury Onboarding process for corporate clients in compliance with relevant legislative, regulatory, and internal requirements.</p> </li> <li> <p>Comprehensive <strong>Customer Due Diligence (CDD)</strong> and <strong>Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)</strong> checks for corporate clients, including the KYC process, identification and analysis of complex ownership structures, financial statements, and transaction patterns.</p> </li> <li> <p>CDD/EDD analysis across all types of <strong>legal entities and business sectors</strong> in a variety of jurisdictions with an emphasis on local clients.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Identification of red flags</strong> and exposure to financial crime risk, including escalation to Compliance and Senior Management where required.</p> </li> <li> <p>Identifying <strong>opportunities for improvement</strong> within the onboarding process.</p> </li> <li> <p>Communicate the status of tasks to colleagues, supervisors, and managers, and <strong>escalate problems swiftly,</strong> as needed, and manage caseload throughout the end-to-end process in a timely manner.</p> </li> </ul> <h2>Requirements</h2> <ul> <li> <p><strong>University or Master degree.</strong></p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Fluency in French and English.</strong> Other languages are a bonus!</p> </li> <li> <p>Minimum <strong>3 years of experience</strong> conducting CDD and EDD with corporate, complex client segments like Charities, CSP’s, public limited companies, and private individuals.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Highly organised,</strong> with the ability to work independently to deadlines, multi-task, and prioritise and re-prioritise workload as needed.</p> </li> <li> <p>Advanced knowledge of <strong>red flags and financial crime typologies</strong> relevant to the payments and FX space.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Proactivity</strong> with the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, versatile, and high-pressure environment.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Effective critical thinking skills,</strong> with the ability to find solutions to problems and pay attention to detail.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Adaptable,</strong> with the ability to cope with changing pr