Financial crime team – Client due diligence

Location: Delhi NCR
Work Mode: Hybrid

Role description:

Looking for upbeat and enthusiastic individuals for Grant Thornton Global Delivery – mid office support. Join our team and help protect Grant Thornton from risks that arise from its skilled practice.

Role Purpose

• Individual will be responsible for the end-to-end management of complex client, third party and insolvency payment onboarding and periodic reviews, acting as the primary first-line risk assessor and case owner for Client Due Diligence (CDD) activities.
• This role requires a high degree of autonomy and expertise, with responsibility for identifying, verifying and screening higher-risk clients, third parties and insolvency payments, including those with complex ownership structures and international or multi-layered entities.
• Also required to undertake in-depth, multi-source research to identify and understand financial crime risks as part of enhanced due diligence, producing clear and well-reasoned risk summaries and escalations.



These outputs support the Financial Crime Risk Advisory (second line) team in their assessment, advisory, and decision-making processes for higher-risk cases.
• Expert knowledge of UK regulatory requirements and sector-specific guidance is essential, ensuring that all decisions and recommendations are defensible and risk-based.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, verify, and critically assess client data and documentation, ensuring alignment with regulatory and firm standards.
• Profile clients and document ownership structures, including international structures, utilising standard requirements and exercising professional judgement.
• Conduct comprehensive sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening.
• Update identification and ownership during periodic and event-driven reviews.
• Maintain clear audit trails, ensure files are ready for quality assurance and regulatory scrutiny.
• Escalate complex cases, risk indicators,

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