Job Title: OPS-CS / KYC

Job Code: 13328

Country: IN

City: Mumbai

Skill Category: Operations

Description:

Divisional Overview:

The Operations division provides the support and control infrastructure that enables the Firm to develop and deliver financial products throughout the world. Working with the Sales, Trading and Information Technology Divisions, Operations professionals are responsible for the management and execution of transactions in a manner which maximizes profitability and minimizes risk. Our division is responsible for the management and execution of millions of securities transactions on a daily basis. Our responsibilities include trade processing, confirmation, settlement, fails management, margin, asset servicing, risk management, reference data management and various other client services. In partnership with sales, trading, prime services, information technology and other teams from across the bank, we apply a continual focus on improving productivity and efficiency, while seeking new and innovative ways to support our clients' changing needs.

Business Overview:

The KYC team in Powai is part of the CSG function and plays an extremely key role in the firm supporting AEJ, Japan, EMEA and US businesses with a current team size of 130+ team members which includes 8-10 Associates / Managers. The team supports KYC On-boarding & Rolling Reviews for low, medium and high-risk clients, including private clients. Along with KYC, the responsibility of the team is also to provide solution on the potential issues identified by the various stakeholders in the firm and provide a turnaround time to be able to resolve the issues associated to KYC. The team works with the business and acts as an AML/KYC governance enabling function ensuring that all relevant AML/ KYC risks and regulations are properly managed. The team also closely works with the regional partners on audit and data quality associated tasks. There are plans to expand Powai footprint and develop / leverage Powai capability by transitioning more activities over to the Powai KYC team.

Position Specifications:

Corporate Title	Analyst
Functional Title	Analyst
Experience	1-3 years
Qualification	Graduate/MBA
Requisition No.

Role & Responsibilities:

Responsible for performing Client onboarding / Client Review functions

Evaluating and Approving new customer account documentations and supporting information in order to determine whether they satisfy the client on-boarding identification requirements as per Nomura policies and procedures
Conduct the background screening on the Client name & other officials' names using tools such as World Check / DJX / Factiva.
Interact with the front office/client integration to ensure that proper account documentation is obtained from the customer prior to approving client on boarding

Interface with and provide support to Client on-boarding, FCT and Compliance teams
Reviews and Approvals of Static Data Amendments for existing customer accounts

Conduct reviews of existing clients for status, data veracity and amendments, status, country of incorporation and assign appropriate risk classification

Mind Set:

Mandatory

Desired

Domain

Strong understanding of AML and Client Onboarding regulations for India/AEJ

Attention to detail and commitment to quality. Strong writing and verbal communication skills.

Strong time management skills and ability to multi-task. Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills.

Strong desire to learn each task and ensure completion in a timely manner

Technical

Bachelor’s degree and expertise in CDD/AML

Ability to think strategically, along with the business and compliance. Ability to work independently and perform complex AML surveillance reviews and investigations analysis. Experience in working with virtual teams is a plus.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours:

Leadership Behaviours	Description	Element
Exploring Insights & Vision	Comprehensively analyse the nature of the problems we face and set our focus toward the future vision	Gather Intelligence Create a vision Identify an issue
Making Strategic Decisions	Analyse options and feasibility to resolve issues, in making judgments and recommendations	Identify countermeasures Assess feasibility Make a judgment
Inspiring Entrepreneurship in People	Promotes the vision and goals to others in such a way that inspires commitment and independent contributions	Influence Inspire Commit
Elevating Organizational Capacity	Maximize organizational productivity through leadership development and engagement	Have an ownership in own development Support other‘s growth Encourage organizational growth
Inclusion	Respect diverse perspectives and promote psychological safety and the creation of a risk culture	Foster psychological safety Encourage the active participation of all talent Foster a risk culture

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees. We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

*Applying for this role does not amount to a job offer or create an obligation on Nomura to provide a job offer. The expression "Nomura" refers to Nomura Services India Private Limited together with its affiliates.