Job Title:

Senior KYC officer

Date:

2025/5/20

Department:

CEP

Location:

Japan

Business Line / Function:

Operation

Reports to:

(Direct)

Team leader

Number of Direct Reports:

(Functional)

What is this position about?

The Senior KYC Officer’s (SKYCO) primary focus is to act as the first level of control (1B) in reviewing, advising and validating on KYC (Know Your Client) due diligence assessment of prospective and existing clients. The SKYCO is also accountable for ensuring all relevant stakeholders sign-offs.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like? 

Primary Role Responsibilities

▪ Perform data control and KYC file review: Validates data entry into the KYC tools based on the due diligence conducted and controls documentation format and content, to ensure adherence to due diligence guidelines.

▪ Refers to relevant team members and/or managers to highlight data inconsistency and suggest methods of resolution. In addition, identifies root causes impacting the quality and the trainings needs.

▪ Ensures correctness and high standard of quality in the KYC files in adherence to the bank’s policies and procedures. Additionally, acts as a subject matter expert to support KYC Due Diligence team. 

▪ Ensures timely escalation and owns proposed course of actions to line management to address identified risks and blocking points during such processes.

▪ Overviews the full client KYC file analysis, to ensure completeness and consistency before validation steps, substantiating the KYC review with a factual based-analysis.

▪ Ensures all processes executed during the final overview of the KYC files are delivered per predefined guidelines.

▪ Contribute to KPIs regarding quality (quality review including review of Compliance review results) and produce reports on the controls results performed and areas of improvement identified.

▪ Monitors decision and follow-up: Arranges, prepares and documents Client Acceptance Committee (CAC) towards the final approval for the KYC file. Also, coordinates CAC meeting.

▪ Liaises with Compliance, relationship managers and other senior stakeholders for KYC approval.

▪ Coordinates with KYC teams in other Corporate and Institutional Banking locations in order to streamline the multisite KYC approval process for client on-boarding and recertification. Ensures the completeness of the conditions.

Other contributions

▪ Supports in Implementing new policies, procedures and Coordination with compliance and Global Coordination and Support.

What is required for you to succeed?

▪ Language:  English (Business level), Japanese(Fluent)

▪ MS OFFICE PACK MICROSOFT EXCEL (Proficient):Business level

▪ Behavioral Skills: Attention to detail/rigor, Communication skills - oral & written, Decision Making(Expert)

▪ Transversal Skills: Analytical Ability, Ability to develop others & improve their skills, Compliance - Know Your Client – KYC(Proficient)

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 
 
 We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

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