KYC Analyst

Organisation

Established almost 100 years ago to manage capital for the Brenninkmeijer family, Anthos Fund & Asset Management has provided comprehensive values-based asset management and investment advisory services in numerous asset classes to the family, their philanthropies and pension funds of group entities and now opening op for external like-minded clients.

Clients benefit from tailored expert management across equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, alternative investments and on an overall portfolio level.

Based on a tradition of purpose, excellence, collaboration, client focus and passion, our approach has a long-term track record of outperforming benchmarks while contributing to the common good. We are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and we have a long track record in the field of impact investing and responsible investing, embedded across our investment process.

Anthos Fund & Asset Management is part of the COFRA holding. Family-owned for six generations, COFRA is united around a common mission – to amaze customers and be a force for good. The enterprise cares deeply about people and the communities it serves, striving to have a lasting positive impact on society and the environment.

Purpose of the job

The AML / KYC Centre has one strategic objective: Enabling Anthos and Cofra to remain a trusted partner for customers, employees, regulators and other relevant stakeholders. Know Your Customer, Customer Due Diligence and Anti-Money Laundering (“AML/KYC”) are important topics in society with much exposure, regulatory attention and direct management accountability. For Anthos and its customers, it is requisite that we deliver on our obligations to where practicable prevent integrity threats like money laundering or financing of malignant activities. Obligations that are listed in laws & regulations like the Dutch Wwft, WFT and Sanctiewet.

To deliver on our obligations, it is our aim to have a sound AML/KYC organization that clearly embeds policy, governance, awareness and execution at the heart of our business. Not meeting our standards is a costly and instant risk to the company’s license to operate. While meeting our obligations strongly supports our business in servicing our customers.

Do you want to join a small multidisciplinary AML/KYC team and enhance our complete KYC domain positioned at the heart of Anthos. You like working in different areas ranging from data to change, operations, KYC and legal. The AML/KYC team is part of our ‘first line of defense’ and reports to the Chief Risk & Innovation Officer.

The AML/KYC team is:

• Setting a vision and strategy to realize the AML/KYC ambitions based on trends in the market, society, the Anthos strategy & Anthos’ business focus:
• First line translation of AML/KYC law and regulation into policy & standards for Anthos
• Set up, run and optimize the AML/KYC data solutions as enabling service for Anthos business, tooling and automation
• Advice the business on detailed AML/KYC related matters
• Support the business on more detailed cases of operationalizing policies
• Facilitating training and awareness for relevant colleagues on AML/KYC related matters
• Performing AML/KYC reviews at onboarding and periodically;

Experience and skills

• Academic degree. Accreditation or certification in FEC, FATCA, CRS, ESR or AML expertise areas is a plus
• 1 – 5 years’ experience working in global financial services industry, preferably with large global financial institutions
• Relevant track record of working in the area of KYC and thorough understanding of the current market and regulatory conditions and challenges that the financial industry faces
• Demonstrable experience with applicable laws and regulations
• Taking responsibility on and the ability to proactively identify ‘problems to solve’ with a focus to ensure execution
• Builds bridges by nature and can bridge between different levels, different people and different cultures. The relationships are built on capability and trust.
• Experience with balancing client, 1st and 2nd line interests.
• Ability to display style flexibility to teams and adapt plan, approach and behaviour to the different needs, cultures and situations.
• Strong resilience; ability to navigate through ambiguity and simplify complexity without losing essence.
• Ability to ‘get people on board’ and ensure necessary buy-in from stakeholders.

Additional information

• The role is a full-time position
• You will be offered a temporary contract of one year.
• Reference checks and a pre-employment screening are a final step of the hiring procedure.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.