# Senior Compliance Officer - Client Acceptance & Advisory

**Company:** [Capitex](null/companies/fyTvohmgE6kgzHevx5YsFc.md)
**Location:** Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Contract

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## Description

The Senior Compliance Officer – Client Acceptance & Advisory will support complex onboarding decisions and provide advisory input on high-risk customers.

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Review and approve high-risk client onboarding cases
-   Provide advisory guidance to business and onboarding teams
-   Ensure compliance with KYC, CDD, and EDD requirements
-   Support policy interpretation and risk appetite alignment
-   Act as escalation point for complex customer risk issues

## Requirements

**Minimum 5 years’ experience in Client Acceptance / KYC within UAE banks**, with demonstrated exposure to onboarding, periodic reviews, and remediation of customer files across relevant segments.

**Prior senior or advisory role experience**, providing guidance to stakeholders, reviewing complex cases, and supporting decision-making on high-risk relationships.

**Strong understanding of customer risk assessment**, including source of wealth/funds, PEP and sanctions considerations, adverse media, ownership/control structures, and ongoing monitoring expectations.

**Ability to work independently with minimal supervision**, managing workload and priorities effectively while delivering accurate outcomes within required timelines and service standards.