ICM/TFFI Center of Excellence – KYC/Financial Crime Risk Controls Senior Analyst in Berlin bei Deutsche Bank

Position Overview

Details about the team

The Corporate Bank was set up independently in 2019 and is now at the center of Deutsche Bank’s new strategy. The Corporate Bank is a leading global provider of cash management, trade finance and securities services, delivering the full range of commercial banking products and services for both corporates and institutions worldwide.

The Know Your Client (KYC) Center of Excellence (CoE) team in Berlin and Jacksonville acts as a central function within Institutional Cash Management (ICM) & Trade Finance Financial Institutions (TFFI) for our Correspondent Banking clients. The team is tasked with providing vital levels of KYC due diligence and Financial Crime Risk review and support within the overall Client Lifecycle. As its primary mandate, CoE performs Name List Screening (NLS) and Account Activity Review & Analysis (AAR) as well as transaction related financial crime risk controls. This ensures timely identification and escalation of potential Sanctions & Embargos and Financial Crime & Money Laundering related risks.

Today’s regulatory and compliance environment requires a robust and efficient KYC process and strong non-financial risk management, making the role an important part of the first line of defense within the business.

Your key responsibilities

• Performs Sanction, Negative Media and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) screening of client relationships with medium or high complexity (entity, legal representatives, shareholders) per current Key Operation Procedures (KOPs)

• Documents accurately alert dispositions for all hits and prepares summaries of relevant findings and communicates these to KYC Officers and ACOs

• Performs PEP due diligence on new and existing client relationships

• Performs 4-eyes reviews of team output (Name List Screening) - Ensures correct, clear and structured analysis and documentation of team deliverables for management, internal and external stakeholders and audit

• Supports the identification and implementation of process improvements and documentation

• Supports local or global projects in close collaboration with team leads and broader KYC program stakeholders (GTB Senior management, Regulatory bodies & Audit)

• Provides support in the ongoing training of team members

• Close collaboration with KYC Officers and ACOs to gain specific market and client knowledge to support the decision-making process around relevance of alerts

Your skills and experiences

• Relevant university degree and/or equivalent professional experience

• Prior knowledge/experience with regulatory and/or KYC related topics preferred

• Very Good research and analytical skills, combined with a good sense of risk awareness and attention to detail, accuracy, diligence and the ability to deliver high quality results within tight deadlines

• Good presentation and training skills, with the ability to convey the required messages across all stakeholder levels

• Team player with strong work ethics, able to motivate others and able to work mostly independently and capable to work and collaborate within a multicultural and diverse environment

• Fluent communication skills in written and spoken English required

• Good command of MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and general computer proficiency

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can ben