KYC Analyst, Saxo Belgium

Do you enjoy investigating client profiles, assessing financial crime risks and making well-reasoned KYC decisions? Join our growing Belgian business and help protect the integrity of Saxo while creating a smooth experience for our clients.

About the job

As a regulated investment services provider, knowing our clients is fundamental to how Saxo operates. It enables us to serve clients appropriately while identifying and managing potential financial crime and integrity risks.

As a KYC Analyst in our Antwerp office, you will play an important role in onboarding new clients and reviewing existing relationships. You will investigate client profiles, assess source of wealth and source of funds, conduct enhanced due diligence and determine whether identified risks are acceptable within Saxo’s policies and risk appetite.

This is not a box-ticking role. You will need to connect information from different sources, distinguish between relevant and non-material findings and document clear, well-reasoned conclusions. At the same time, you will help ensure that legitimate clients can access Saxo’s investment services without unnecessary delays or friction.

You will work closely with colleagues across Financial Crime Prevention, the Belgian commercial organisation and Saxo’s international shared services. Together, you will deliver compliant and efficient onboarding and ongoing due diligence processes while maintaining a strong client experience.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Conduct KYC reviews for new and existing private, corporate and institutional clients in line with applicable AML requirements and Saxo’s internal policies.
• Investigate client ownership structures, source of wealth, source of funds, transaction-related information and other relevant risk indicators.
• Perform customer risk assessments and enhanced due diligence, documenting clear and well-supported conclusions in English.
• Identify, investigate and escalate potential AML, financial crime and integrity risks when further review or action is required.
• Communicate directly with clients to collect and clarify the information needed to complete KYC reviews.
• Collaborate with Relationship Managers, local KYC colleagues and international shared-service teams to ensure efficient onboarding and ongoing due diligence.
• Review the quality of work delivered by shared-service teams and provide practical guidance when improvements are needed.
• Identify recurring quality gaps and contribute to improving KYC controls, processes and ways of working.
• Support the review and implementation of Saxo’s AML policies, procedures and relevant regulatory requirements.

Your profile

You are an analytical and responsible KYC professional who is comfortable making decisions based on complex or incomplete information. You approach clients with professionalism and empathy, but you are also confident asking challenging questions when the situation requires it.

You can identify what is material from a risk perspective and translate your analysis into concise, structured and defensible KYC conclusions. You understand that strong KYC involves both protecting the organisation and providing legitimate clients with an efficient and professional experience.

We are looking for someone who brings:

• At least two years of experience in KYC, client due diligence, AML or a closely related regulatory environment
• Practical experience with client onboarding, ongoing due diligence, enhanced due diligence or customer risk assessments
• The ability to investigate complex client information and form clear, risk-based conclusions
• Experience working with private, corporate and/or institutional clients, which would be an advantage
• Fluency in Dutch and a strong command of English, both written and spoken
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to produce clear, structured and well-reasoned KYC reports in English
• A high level of integrity, sound professional judgement and confidence in escalating concerns when appropriate
• An accurate and efficient working style, including the resilience to manage changing priorities and periods of higher workload
• An interest in working in a digital-first banking environment and using modern software and AI-enabled tools responsibly to support analysis and efficiency

Your team and workplace

You will join a team of five KYC Analysts in Saxo’s Belgian branch. Our Antwerp office has approximately 30 employees who work together to serve more than 120,000 clients.

The local environment gives you the opportunity to take real ownership, work closely with decision-makers and see the direct impact of your work. At the same time, you will be part of an international organisation with colleagues and specialist teams across multiple countries.

You will be based in our office on the 18th floor in central Antwerp, within walking distance of the Meir and Antwerp Central Station, with views across the historic city centre.

Wij zorgen ervoor dat nieuwsgierige mensen investeren in de wereld

Als je bij Saxo werkt, word je een Saxonian en maak je deel uit van een ambitieuze organisatie, waar goede ideeën altijd serieus worden genomen en waar je impact kunt hebben. We investeren in jouw ontwikkeling en je kunt vanaf de eerste dag dat je bij Saxo komt een dynamische loopbaan verwachten – welke rol je ook vervult.

Je gaat samenwerken met 2.500 ambitieuze collega’s . Je wordt onderdeel van een internationale organisatie die actief is in 11 landen. Als je bij Saxo werkt, ontmoet je collega's met verschillende culturen en achtergronden. Wij zien diversiteit en inclusiviteit als een bron van kracht om groei te stimuleren, innovatie te bevorderen en de basis van ons succes.

We streven naar een open cultuur waarin feedback wordt gestimuleerd en waar werknemers kunnen groeien en hun ambities kunnen vervullen.

Als je passie, nieuwsgierigheid, gedrevenheid en teamgeest met je meebrengt, zijn er volop kansen en carrièremogelijkheden om jezelf verder te ontwikkelen.

Bij Saxo bieden we niet alleen een baan aan – we bieden je de mogelijkheid om in je toekomst te investeren!

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