Compliance Officer - Onboarding Team

  • Full-time
  • Managerial role: No

Company Description

Building the bank of tomorrow takes more than skills. 
It means combining our differences to imagine, discuss, code, develop, test, learn… and celebrate every step together. Share our vibes? Join Swissquote to unleash your potential.

We are the Swiss Leader in Online Banking and we provide trading, investing and banking services to 
+500’000 clients, through our performant and secured digital platforms.


Our +1000 employees work in a flexible way, without dress code and in multicultural teams. 
By having a huge impact on the industry, they are growing their skills portfolio and boosting their career in a fast-pace environment

Are you all in? Don’t be shy, apply

    Job Description

    Are you eager to take up a new challenge? Join the Compliance Department as a Compliance Officer in the Onboarding Corporate Team. You will have multiple tasks which include:

    • Due diligence on account opening requests
    • Review of client’s account opening files (e.g. corporate structures such as collective investments schemes, financial institutions, trusts, asset managers, active/passive entities) from an AML/CTF (AMLA, AMLO-FINMA, CDB) and sanction standpoint
    • Review within the account opening process of tax compliance aspects, such as FATCA and CRS
    • Drafting of internal memos and contribution to the drafting of procedures
    • Optimization of internal processes and guidelines
    • Participation in key regulatory projects
    • Review of client’s account modification requests (e.g change of authorized signatories, directors, correspondence address etc.)
    • Support and advice to the Front line and management

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor or Master Degree preferably in Laws/Economics or an accomplished apprenticeship in the financial industry 
    • 1 to 3 years of experience in the financial industry
    • A Certificate in collective investment schemes is a very strong asset as well as knowledge and practice in European collective investment schemes (UCITS, AIFs, PIFs, SPV, SPC, Limited partnership)
    • Knowledge of Swiss AML laws (AMLA, AMLO-FINMA, CDB) and other regulations (FinSA, FinIA, CISA)
    • Eager to learn and ready to take on challenges
    • Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
    • Analytical and methodological approach
    • Very good writing and communication skills in French and English (another language is an asset)
    • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
    • Strong team player who enjoys working in multicultural, dynamic, technological and international environment

    Additional Information

    More about Swissquote

    A BANK THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ONE
    Located near Geneva and the lake, our Headquarters gathers 600 of our employees: young (34 years old average), multicultural (50 nationalities) and wearing what suits them best. You will find a friendly atmosphere in an open and inclusive environment. Spacious offices, home-office policy, outdoor terracesports clubs and even... a real Pub for after-work moments.

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