The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Role summary

The Financial Crime Compliance (“FCC”) Assistant Manager will work within the FCC Compliance team, in the second line of defense, reporting to the FCC Senior Manager. The role holder is expected to ensure that the activities undertaken are in accordance with the relevant AML regulations and statutory requirements as well as in line with Apex Group policies and procedures. A practical and common-sense approach to preventing and identifying financial crime-related risks is expected.

Key responsibilities

• Provide AML/KYC related guidance and support to the client-facing teams regarding the on-boarding of new clients and investors as well as their periodic refresh, for local and cross-jurisdictional structures
• Demonstrate understanding of the AML/KYC procedures at all times, ensuring that high-risk matters receive an appropriate level of attention, escalation and sign-off
• Ensuring that all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner
• Communicating with internal teams to ensure KYC collection is undertaken promptly, following up as necessary to manage outstanding KYC
• Assist with managing escalations from daily alerts arising from overnight screening
• Assist with responding to queries from the business to ensure tasks are dealt with in a timely manner
• Ensure that screening is performed on new and existing clients/entities at both take-on and re-assessments (trigger events), ensuring that negative news / PEPs and confirmed hits are escalated and managed appropriately
• Work with the client-facing teams to address CDD refresh or changes / trigger events to the client structures
• Assist with the drafting and monitoring of internal policies and procedures
• Assist with ad hoc projects as instructed by the FCC Senior Manager
• Support client requests and remain client-focused
• Liaise with colleagues around the business and wider Group to ensure efficiency and quality of work
• Promote and deliver training as required

Skills / experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in a CDD/KYC role
• Understanding of Luxembourg/EU AML/CTF rules and regulations
• Relevant professional qualification would be an advantage

Personal attributes

• Service and client focused
• Problem solver
• Flexible thinking and ability to adapt to change
• Excellent communication skills
• Capable of prioritizing workloads as required
• Ability to communicate, engage and build relationships within a team, across the organization and externally
• Take ownership, responsibility and accountability
• Ability to spot and articulate opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency
• Organized and able to maintain client documents with integrity and confidentiality
• Strong team player