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ED&F Man Commodities

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 Role Overview
 
 
 
 An essential role in ensuring the group&rsquo;s adherence to compliance requirements and industry legislation regarding sanctions. Works with the business to process requests for due diligence on all new counterparties, intermediaries, and service providers (including vessels). This role demands knowledge of global sanctions regimes and experience in using due diligence software and screening tools to manage red flag alerts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Business Overview
 
 
 
 Established in 1783, ED&amp;F Man is an employee-owned agricultural commodities merchant with 2,800 people in 43 countries and annual revenue in excess of $8bn. We trade sugar, coffee, molasses, animal feed and pulses. Corporate responsibility is ingrained in our culture. We are passionate about sustainable production, take care to limit the environmental impact of our operations and actively support the communities in which we work.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities &amp; Tasks
 
 
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 Conduct Due Diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC), including AML, checks for the onboarding of new counterparties, and refresh/ ongoing monitoring for pre-existing counterparties as part of the ED&amp;F Man Group Sanctions &amp; Due Diligence policy and procedures.
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 Perform screening by reviewing counterparty documentation, trade capture data, and external screening tools and validating the information obtained on the counterparty using a variety of independent research sources.
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 Perform data quality review of KYC requests for completeness, including ensuring all appropriate information is contained in the KYC to meet all regulatory, legal, bank and audit requirements.
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 Execute and review negative media alerts from client screening and escalate where necessary.
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 Understand sanctions risks and AML requirements, documentary red flags and approaches to mitigate risk during due diligence checks.
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 Perform additional due diligence on high-risk counterparties, or where a red flag has been raised.
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 Maintain detailed records on counterparties for second-level review, and internal audit/ external regulatory inspection.
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 Liaise with counterparties, Front Office, Credit, Legal and Operations as necessary as part of the KYC process.
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 Support process documentation exercise for all future regulatory changes and process improvements within the scope of KYC/ AML.
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 Prepare management information on number of counterparties screened, timeliness of screening, red flag rates, approval, and rejection rates for Head of Compliance.
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 Continuously develop knowledge of Sanctions and AML related regulations.
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 Skills and Experience
 
 
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 Proven experience in a due diligence/KYC role within commodities &ndash; physical trading preferably agricultural soft commodities although other commodities might be considered.
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 Experience of working with industry standard GRC software (such as Lexis Nexis, Refinitiv, Thomson Reuters) and screening tools (Dow Jones, Dun &amp; Bradstreet, BvD) &ndash; BENEFICIAL
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 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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 Analytical mindset with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical solutions.
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 Proficiency in strategic analysis.
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 As an ever-friendly reminder:
 
 Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don't feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still apply!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Our Offer
 
 
 
 We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Our Values
 
 
 
 
 Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship
 
 
 
 Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about &lsquo;what&rsquo; we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for &lsquo;how&rsquo; we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self&hyphen;Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 To apply you must have the right to work for the provided location.
 
 
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KYC Analyst

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