KYC Compliance Executive

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET’s short and long-term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Job Summary 

KYC Compliance Executive, focuses on counterparties onboarding, managing all KYC account opening and annual KYC requirements with appropriate governance and controls to achieve accurate and timely account opening and maintenance. KYC will involve verification of data, performing due diligence checks on the counterparties, reviewing KYC documentation, liaising with the Business/Compliance and advising on KYC requirements etc.

The role will be involved in reviewing various regulatory documents related to counterparties/Group Companies to ensure that all the regulatory requirements are met and the Group Companies are in compliance.

Key Roles and Responsibilities   

• Perform and attend to the due diligence request from banks, brokers or other 3rd parties etc.
• Assess the Bank or other 3rd parties KYC request, manage the disclosure of regulatory documents related to all worldwide Group Companies to ensure that all the regulatory requirements are met and the Group Companies are in compliance

• Send initial KYC requirements list to Bank or other 3rd parties, review the comments/request received ensuring it is appropriate request with the regulatory requirement
• Coordinating and liaising with other departments of the company as required
• Escalate any concerns identified during the KYC review process to Seniors / Corporate Compliance team
• Attend to KYC queries, liaise with different teams for any additional documentation or clarification required

• Assist in any other ad hoc counterpartiesKYC / Due Diligence related tasks and processes as requested
• Liaison with lawyers, notary public on notarization and legalization of documents
• Other job related duties as assigned

Education / experience / technical skills required

• University graduate
• At least 3 years of KYC work experience (AML/KYC/compliance related) with well understanding of Compliance functions, preferably from Big 4 in India
• Understanding of end-to-end KYC process
• Ability to interpret regulatory guidelines, familiarity with AML/KYC regulations and industry guidelines
• Ability to interpret alerts, identifying trends and inconsistencies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of legal documents, AML and KYC requirements in APAC

General skills / attributes / other:

• Mature, detail-oriented
• Self-starter and able to work independently to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent command of written and spoken English

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.