Compliance Screening Project Coordinator

Compliance Screening Project Coordinator

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Overview of contract:

On behalf of our client, a large international bank based in Zurich, we are seeking a Compliance Screening Project Coordinator to support a key compliance initiative. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in coordinating the screening process, managing the workflow between various teams, tracking flagged client reviews, and ensuring timely escalation to compliance and relationship managers.

Location: Zürich

Start date: November

Duration: 6 Months

Main responsibilities:

• Use Excel, including advanced features like macros, to track and monitor client screening progress, ensuring all "hits" from the screening system are logged, updated, and reported accurately.
• Coordinate the team responsible for reviewing flagged clients ("hits"), ensuring timely review and escalation to compliance and relationship managers as required.
• Act as the main point of contact between the screening team, compliance officers, and relationship managers, ensuring smooth communication and clear accountability for escalated cases.
• Track the resolution of escalated hits, following up with relevant teams to ensure timely closure and reporting on the status of unresolved cases.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of screening activities, hits, and resolutions, generating regular reports to keep senior management and compliance teams informed of progress.
• Identify and address any inefficiencies or challenges in the screening and escalation processes, working with teams to optimise workflows and improve overall project coordination.

Your Skills:

• Bachelor or Masters degree in business administration, law, finance, or similar
• Certifications in compliance or project management are a plus
• Minimum 5 years' experience in project coordination or project management within the banking or financial services sector, particularly with compliance-focused initiatives.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements in banking, especially in areas like client screening, AML, KYC, or sanctions.
• Proven ability to track, analyse, and report data using tools such as Excel, with experience managing large datasets and creating reports for senior management.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and process improvement skills, with the ability to identify inefficiencies and implement solutions to streamline workflows and meet project deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and guide senior stakeholders.
• Fluent English and any other languages a plus

If you are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your CV, or if you have any questions, contact Antonio Lewis on +41 44 229 99 36 or antonio.lewis(at)experis.ch.

If you are interested in other opportunities that Experis are recruiting for, please click on the link https://www.experis.ch/experis-zurich.

Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss nationals, EU citizens as well as current work-permit holders for Switzerland.