Sia Partners is an independent management & operational strategy consulting company. Through unparalleled industry expertise, Sia Partners delivers superior value and tangible results to its clients. 

Sia Partners has now more than 850 consultants and projected revenues of 140 million euros (2016/2017). The Group has an international presence with 20 offices, the United States representing its second largest market with almost 10% of the revenue. 

Consultant, Hong Kong (KYC / AML)

Due to our growth in Asia, we are looking for a Consultant to join our Financial Risk & Regulation team in Hong Kong. As a Consultant, you will help to build our expertise and guarantee the quality of delivery to ensure market-leading practices for our Hong Kong office, taking into account the global nature of our organisation and our clients.

This will involve:

• Participation in Regulatory projects, including KYC / AML, with leading banks and Financial Institutions.
• Partner with client advisors on the required client documentation and KYC information that meet regulatory and internal policies requirements
• Help clients to perform KYC quality review of their customer profiles, and remediate the customer profiles by implementing restricted standards
• Continuously review and improve the client on-boarding process and service delivery experience
• Act as subject matter expertise to support clients on CDD / EDD processes
• Being hands on and contributing to the successful execution of clients projects.
• Promoting company business with emphasis on high standard to commit on client delivery, content development and business development
• Closely track with the trends and market updates on landscape of financial regulations in Hong Kong
• Working closely with our other offices and leverage our global network to take part to cross-selling initiatives and widely share our knowledge
• Sharing consulting best practices and self-expertise with the team.
• Structured and logical approach to analysis and problem-solving

Specific areas of expertise:

Ideally, you would have experience in projects in regulatory and compliance, involving AML / KYC, regulatory reporting, process re-engineering etc. Knowledge / experience in client on-boarding, remediation process & transaction monitoring are definitely a comparative advantage.

Key requirements

• University degree or above with 2 - 4 years of experience in the KYC / AML domain in Financial Services sectors
• Strong consulting and change management experience is a plus, but not mandatory
• Good time management, resource management, and able to work in multi-tasking states.
• Being a good team player and problem solver, working well with various departments within the client and possessing very good communications skills.
• Strong interpersonal, logical and analytical skills, as well as able to work independently with least guidance from manager / senior consultant.
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Past experience in the Asia Pacific region, preferably in Singapore and/or Hong Kong is welcome
• Strong knowledge of financial products.
• Speak fluent English, and ability to converse in Cantonese/Mandarin 

In addition to the strong consulting skills and business knowledge that our clients value, the ideal candidate must possess an entrepreneurial mind-set with both a drive and willingness to be involved in all areas of a growing business.