KYB Specialist

Do you want to join us on the journey of disrupting the spend management business? Do you like to work in a fast-paced scale-up with a passionate and supportive team? Yokoy is hiring!

After closing our $80M Series B funding in 2022 and going through a hyper growth phase, we are now striving to lead the tech-focused transformation in our field and become the number 1 all-in-one spend management suite for midsize and enterprise companies. Join us as our new KYB Specialist and help us achieve our goals! ??

As a KYB Specialist at Yokoy, you will be responsible for conducting thorough due diligence on our business clients to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and mitigate potential risks. You will play a critical role in protecting Yokoy from fraudulent activities and ensuring that we maintain the integrity of our business operations.

• Conduct comprehensive KYB and KYC checks on new and existing business clients, including verifying business identity, ownership structure, and financial health
• Gather, analyze, and validate documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Utilize various databases, online resources, and tools to verify business information and identify potential risks.
• Maintain detailed records of all due diligence activities and findings.
• Collaborate with Yokoy partner organizations to facilitate the KYB and KYC process, and audit, and review processes.
• Collaborate with internal teams to address any compliance-related issues or concerns.
• Stay up-to-date with industry regulations, trends, and best practices to ensure our KYB processes are effective and compliant.
• Assist in developing and implementing KYB policies and procedures to enhance our compliance framework.
• Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on the status of KYB reviews and any emerging risks.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or a related field.
• You have proven experience in a KYB or KYC role, preferably within the financial services or fintech industry.
• You have a strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry best practices related to KYB.
• You have excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• You are proficient in using KYB/KYC verification tools and databases.
• You are a strong communicator, both written and verbal.
• You have the ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You bring a high level of integrity and professionalism.
• You are fluent in English; fluency in German would be an advantage.

• Resources and trust: you own your work and shape things from day one.
• Flat hierarchies: opportunity to work closely with the founders and the leadership team.
• Fast-paced environment: quickly measure and learn about the impact of your work.
• Flexibility: everyone has their own highly productive times - we look at the output and not at what time it was produced.
• Hybrid setup: we enjoy in-person sessions, but we have also learned (thank you Covid) how to be efficient with remote working.
• Competitive scale-up package with the possibility to partake in the upside.
• Work anywhere: we offer up to 6 weeks remote work within the EU.

We are keen to get to know you. Apply with your CV and/or LinkedIn profile and a few words on why you would like to join Yokoy. We look forward to your application!

???? What’s going to happen next: we aim to get back to you regarding your application within 8 business days. Our interview process tends to take around 4 weeks to complete. If you need more flexibility or are on a tighter schedule, don’t be afraid to let us know.

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This is important to us: Yokoy is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We welcome people from all backgrounds who are looking to make the future simple with us. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

Yokoy is an intelligent spend management platform, trusted by modern finance teams to streamline invoices, expenses, and payments. Powered by AI and machine learning, Yokoy automates up to 95% of manual processes.

?? Established in 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland, Yokoy is trusted by leaders at over 600 of the world’s most forward-thinking companies to help them transform how they spend, by transforming how their people spend their time. Designed to sit at the heart of the modern finance tech stack, Yokoy connects with the leading ERP systems, invoicing platforms, travel booking tools, and other enterprise finance tools to power end-to-end automation and provide complete visibility across the enterprise. Yokoy is backed by leading investors including California-based Sequoia Capital, New York-based Left Lane Capital and London-based Balderton Capital.

https://yokoy.io/