KYC & Bank Verification Team Lead

A leading global agri-business is seeking a KYC & Bank Verification Team Lead to join their finance function in Singapore. This role offers you the chance to play a pivotal part in safeguarding high-value transactions across international trading operations, ensuring secure payments and robust risk mitigation.

What you'll do:

As the KYC & Bank Verification Team Lead, you will oversee critical aspects of counterparty onboarding and bank account verification across global trading operations.

• Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve meticulous review of documentation to ensure compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
• You will independently verify legal entity information through official registries, conduct thorough sanctions screenings, validate amendments to master data records, escalate any inconsistencies or suspicious activity promptly, and authenticate bank account details before payment execution.
• Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams such as Trading, Operations, Compliance, Legal, Accounts Payable, and Treasury will be essential as you resolve discrepancies and support audits.
• Your commitment to maintaining accurate audit trails will underpin secure transaction execution.
• By contributing to process improvements and fraud awareness initiatives within a dynamic environment that values teamwork and inclusivity, you will help drive operational excellence while making a tangible difference in global agri-trade flows.

What you bring:

Your proven experience as a KYC & Bank Verification Team Lead will be instrumental in driving secure transaction execution within global trading operations.

• You bring deep knowledge of bank verification protocols alongside practical expertise in corporate KYC processes involving high-risk counterparties.
• Your familiarity with international payments equips you to navigate complex cross-border scenarios confidently.
• With advanced proficiency in SAP systems and workflow tools complemented by strong analytical abilities, you excel at identifying potential risks while maintaining rigorous attention to detail.
• Your interpersonal skills foster effective collaboration across departments such as Compliance, Legal, Accounts Payable, Treasury—and your ability to communicate clearly ensures smooth escalation of issues.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines within fast-moving trading environments, you consistently deliver results that uphold regulatory standards.
• Your commitment to continuous learning drives your participation in process improvement initiatives aimed at strengthening fraud prevention measures.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out as a market leader in food, feed, and fibre agri-business thanks to its global origination footprint built over three decades. Employees benefit from flexible working opportunities tailored around personal needs alongside annual pay reviews that reward performance. The company’s inclusive culture brings together experienced colleagues from diverse backgrounds who inspire each other through shared ideas—creating solutions that grow the business while enabling agriculture’s positive impact on climate change. Career development is actively encouraged through varied work assignments that offer both challenge and meaning; friendly social events foster camaraderie among teams; excellence is celebrated at every level; autonomy is respected so individuals can flourish; all underpinned by generous benefits packages designed for wellbeing. Here you’ll find not just interesting work but also the opportunity to make a real difference—both locally and globally—while being supported by knowledgeable leaders committed to nurturing talent within an empowering network.

What's next:

If you are ready to take your expertise in KYC and bank verification into an exciting new chapter within global agri-trade operations—apply now!

Apply today by clicking on the link provided.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.
Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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