AML/ KYC Analyst (Scottish Widows Europe)

End Date
Tuesday 02 April 2024
Salary Range
£0 - £0
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Job Description Summary
We have an outstanding opportunity for you to join SWE, a diverse and inclusive team based in Luxembourg, and to work in an international and informal environment. Note that this AML-KYC Compliance Analyst role is embedded within the business and will report to the SWE AML Team Leader and to the SWE Compliance Officer.
Job Description
Job title: AML/KYC Analyst
Salary: TBC at interview stage depending on skills & experience
Location: Luxembourg
Hours & basis: Full time
Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our office.
About this opportunity:
We have an outstanding opportunity for you to join SWE, a diverse and inclusive team based in Luxembourg, and to work in an international and informal environment. Note that this AML-KYC Compliance Analyst role is embedded within the business and will report to the SWE AML Team Leader and to the SWE Compliance Officer.
Accountabilities will include:

• Support the compliance team with the manual review of individual customer files and the update of KYC documentation
  
• Perform ongoing due diligence on customers and intermediaries: analyse the documentation on file, list missing documentation or documentation to be refreshed, coordinate actions required to acquire missing documents or updated information and analyse documentation received from customers or intermediaries and ensure it meets expectations and internal procedures
  
• Perform required screenings and raise the hits where necessary (for examples, PEPs and sanctioned parties)
  
• Ensure that the AML status/scoring is accurately reflected in the administration system and relevant scoring tool
  
• Participate in periodical audits, compliance and risk sample checks
  
• Liaise with internal/external interlocutors, partners and suppliers in order to acquire/provide information, resolve operational problems, referring as appropriate
  
• Provide the compliance team with support in their activities by supporting projects, day-to-day activities and conducting relevant background research
  

Who are we?
Scottish Widows Europe is part of Scottish Widows, a 100% subsidiary of LBG and a strong life and pension company in the UK. Its product range includes life assurance, pensions, investments and savings. The company has been providing financial services to the UK market since 1815. The company sells products through independent financial advisers, direct to customers and through LBG bank branches. Scottish Widows employs around 3,000 people.
Scottish Widows Europe was established in Luxembourg to ensure continuity of servicing for its existing EU business after the UK’s exit from the EU, and is authorized to conduct run-off insurance business in Europe (“SWE”).
What we need from you:

• Proven experience working in an AML/KYC role within Financial Services with knowledge of Luxembourg AML/CTF and financial sanctions legal framework and regulations
  
• Fluent in English and German, solid knowledge in French or Italian would be beneficial
  
• Good organizational and excellent communication skills
  
• At ease with standard MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.) and Adobe tools, willingness to learn and use more specific IT tools (including built-in software)
  
• Open minded, detail-oriented, able to demonstrate key behavioural capabilities including teamwork, ownership, agility, proactivity and innovation
  
• Keen to suggest new ideas and implement pragmatic and workable solutions
  

We're happy to consider applications from candidates who have an administration or secretarial background and who are interested in moving into an AML/KYC role, providing they can speak fluent german and english.
About working for us ...
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, build a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer awide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A discretionary performance related bonus.
  
• Cash allowance to reflect lunch vouchers and private medical contributions
  
• Pension scheme
  
• Annual and special leave according to the collective labour agreement of the insurance sector.
  

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.