KYC Analyst

The aim of Global Business Service Unit (GBSU) Canada is to deliver day-to-day services to Société Générale investment and corporate bank units and their clients to accelerate their transformation. GBSU differentiates itself from competitors with the pace of the agile transformation delivered, spreading the technology and data culture, shortening the decision-making process, and adopting a true industrial approach, leveraging on different teams either transversal or aligned to the different sub business units. Société Générale’s Client Lifecycle and Digital Group (CLD) acts as a transversal client group for all B2B clients and oversee operations and IT associated with the full Client Lifecycle including onboarding, reviews and offboarding. CLD is responsible for implementing and assuring consistent application of SG’s local and global KYC Policies and procedures, FATCA and any other regulatory requirements associated with on boarding a new client and performing annual periodic reviews of existing clients. Specifically, the CLD department is looking for a Senior KYC Specialist to join the team in charge of performing KYC reviews/refresh, determining the required documentation, and performing due diligences to fulfill regulatory and SG’s requirements. WHAT WILL BE YOUR DAY-TO-DAY? • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of AML/CFT/BSA and OFAC/SDN regulations, as well as SG policies and procedures. • Foster strong relationships locally and globally with other KYC departments, business lines, and Compliance. • Apply SG KYC Procedures to assigned accounts and monitor daily progress. o Conduct Customer Due Diligence/Enhanced Due Diligence, including screening, on assigned clients. o Coordinate document collection from public sources, internal stakeholders, and external clients. o Ensure accuracy and completeness of information and documentation provided by business lines and clients. o Uphold high-quality standards, productivity, and produce clear KYC memos. • Review and validate KYC memos for High/Med High clients when applicable. • Provide timely updates and alerts on any issues noted during KYC onboarding. • Resolve post-completion aspects of files, such as error remediations. • Offer guidance and assistance to the team when needed.