KYC Audit & Exam Team - Associate

Join J.P. Morgan, a global leader in financial services, where we provide strategic advice and products to prominent corporations, governments, and team members. Our approach to serving clients is first-class, aiming to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help achieve their business objectives. We value diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, religion, gender, age, or disability. As part of the Client Operations team, the KYC Audit & Exam team focuses on regulatory, external, and internal audits relating to AML/KYC activities across the EMEA region.

As a KYC Audit & Exam Team Associate within the Client Operations team at J.P. Morgan, you will be at the forefront of mitigating regulatory, financial, and operational risks. You will have the opportunity to engage in a range of specialist areas including AML/KYC, Regulatory engagements, and Internal audits. Your role will be pivotal in developing an appropriate risk culture across the Client Onboarding team and key partners. This role requires a proactive approach to issue management, strong analytical skills, and the ability to maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders. We value your enthusiasm, self-motivation, and your ability to work effectively under pressure.

Job Responsibilities

• Partake in engagements across a range of specialist areas including AML/KYC, Regulatory engagements, Internal audits and Issue management.
• Assist in mitigating and escalating all risks (operational, reputational, financial, regulatory etc.) that may impact on EMEA Client Onboarding.
• Assist in developing an appropriate risk culture across the Client Onboarding team and key partners.
• Assist in issue management through proactive management of Action Plans including analysis of solutions, plan proposal, oversight of plan tasks, validation, manage chain of approvals and closure.
• Maintain strong working relationships with key business stakeholders, Compliance, Control Management, Business Management, Product & Platform and Technology on fulfilling responsibilities of the risk team in EMEA.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in the financial services industry, with demonstrated knowledge of AML/KYC and Economic Sanctions.
• Background in controls, audit, operational risk, legal or compliance
• Proven track record of consistent delivery in a fast paced environment.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with a problem-solver mindset.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, effective under pressure and with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex issues to key stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.), PowerPoint, Word and Visio.