Financial Security Officer KYC

Project overview

Mission Context

As part of strengthening a KYC and AML/CFT control framework, we are looking for a Financial Security Officer to manage and support a team of second-level KYC Controllers.

The consultant will act as a technical expert and guarantor of the quality of controls performed. They will ensure the calibration of practices, the security of conclusions, and the handling of the most complex or sensitive cases.

The scope mainly concerns cases of legal entities, particularly commercial companies, holdings, international groups, financial institutions, investment funds, and complex legal structures. A smaller portion of the activity may concern individuals.

As the legal, financial, and capital documentation is mostly written in English, a professional level of English is essential.

Main Missions

Management of L2 KYC Controllers

Calibration and Quality Control

Expertise on Complex Cases

Steering and Reporting

Types of Cases

The scope will primarily cover cases of legal entities:

A smaller portion of the activity may cover individuals, particularly high-risk clients or those with complex asset structures.

Candidate Profile

• Manage and support a team of second-level KYC Controllers.
• Organize the distribution of cases based on their complexity and risk level.
• Monitor progress, production quality, and adherence to deadlines.
• Provide technical and methodological support to controllers.
• Support the skill development of the teams.
• Identify encountered difficulties and propose necessary corrective actions.
• Define and lead calibration exercises.
• Harmonize practices and interpretations within the team.
• Perform quality reviews on controls carried out.
• Ensure the consistency, quality, and traceability of conclusions.
• Verify the correct application of KYC and AML/CFT procedures.
• Secure the qualification of anomalies and discrepancies.
• Ensure the relevance of recommendations and requested corrective actions.
• Arbitrate any divergences between first and second-level teams.
• Intervene on the most complex or sensitive KYC cases.
• Analyze legal and capital structures with multiple levels of ownership.
• Secure the identification of shareholders, beneficial owners, and controlling persons.
• Control the relevance of risk level classification.
• Examine due diligence related to PEPs, sanctions, embargoes, asset freezes, and adverse information.
• Review analyses concerning the origin of funds and wealth.
• Challenge enhanced due diligence performed on high-risk clients.
• Escalate sensitive situations to Compliance and Financial Security managers.
• Produce and monitor production and quality indicators.
• Analyze recurring anomalies and identify their causes.
• Monitor action plans and the regularization of discrepancies.
• Prepare and lead follow-up meetings and steering committees.
• Present key findings, risks, and points of attention to management.
• Contribute to the evolution of procedures, methodologies, and control grids.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of the KYC and AML/CFT framework.
• Commercial companies;
• Holdings and international groups;
• Financial institutions;
• Investment funds;
• Management companies;
• Private Equity structures;
• Trusts and foundations;
• Structures with multiple levels of ownership;
• Entities with international beneficial owners;
• High-risk clients;
• Cases involving PEPs, sanctions, or adverse information.
• Higher education in compliance, law, finance, audit, or risk management.
• Significant experience in financial security, KYC, AML, or AML/CFT.
• Minimum 7 years of experience, preferably in compliance or financial security.
• Confirmed experience in second-level KYC control or independent review.
• Concrete experience in supervising, coordinating, or managing L2 KYC Controllers.
• Practice of calibration exercises and quality reviews.
• Expertise in analyzing KYC cases for legal entities.
• Good command of complex legal and capital structures.
• Solid knowledge of beneficial owners, PEPs, sanctions, asset freezes, and adverse media.
• Experience in formalizing discrepancies and monitoring corrective actions.
• Ability to arbitrate and defend control conclusions.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Professional English is essential, particularly for analyzing legal and financial documents written in English.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 6 mois
• Location: 75001, Paris, Île-de-France, FR
• Languages: French