Supervisor, KYC/AML

Job Description – AML/KYC Analyst

Location: Manila, The Philippines

Department: AML/KYC

Reports to: Assistant Vice President – KYC/AML

Working Set-up: Hybrid

Travel: No travel required

Job Summary:

The KYC Analyst is responsible for conducting customer due diligence and ongoing monitoring to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies. This role plays a key part in preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and other financial crimes by verifying customer identities, assessing risk, and escalating suspicious activities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Perform Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on new and existing clients.
2. Verify customer identity, ownership structure, and source of funds/wealth.
3. Review and validate KYC documentation in line with regulatory and internal standards.
4. Conduct sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening.
5. Assess customer risk profiles and recommend appropriate risk ratings.
6. Escalate potential red flags to Compliance.
7. Maintain accurate and complete KYC records and audit trails.
8. Support internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and inspections.
9. Stay updated on regulatory developments and compliance best practices.
10. Participate in continuous process improvement and automation initiatives.
11. Participate in training programs and professional development initiatives

Qualification and Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
2. 1-3 years of experience in KYC, AML, Compliance, Risk, or Financial Services Operations.
3. Basic to intermediate knowledge of KYC/AML regulations (e.g. FATF, local regulatory requirements).
4. Experience in using KYC systems and screening tools (e.g. World-Check, LexisNexis, Dow Jones, Refinitiv).
5. Strong analytical and investigative skills.
6. High attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
7. Good written and verbal communication skills.
8. Additional Language capabilities outside of English is advantageous (e.g. Mandarin, Arabic, etc.)

Core Competencies:

1. Risk assessment and critical thinking.
2. Regulatory awareness.
3. Data accuracy and documentation discipline.
4. Time management and ability to meet deadlines.
5. Professional judgement and integrity.
6. Team collaboration and stakeholder management.