Compliance Analyst - KYC & KYB

Marcura; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcura, a Dubai-based leader in maritime compliance and financial solutions, seeks a Compliance Analyst (KYC & KYB) to onboard and review customers, verify identities, ownership, and funds sources, and apply enhanced due diligence to higher risk relationships.

You will maintain complete case files, support risk assessments, and interact with banking partners to ensure timely, compliant onboarding across the group. English is required, with AML/KYC experience in financial services preferred.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in a KYC/KYB or customer due diligence role.
• Regulated financial services experience preferred.
• Knowledge of UK/EU AML requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Complete KYC/KYB checks on new customers and counterparties, verifying identity and ownership.
• Identify and verify ultimate beneficial owners and controllers of corporate customers.
• Assess and record customer risk ratings per Marcura methodology.
• Apply enhanced due diligence for high-risk relationships and PEPs.
• Conduct periodic reviews and refresh documents as needed.
• Respond to information requests from banking partners by deadlines.
• Report suspected money laundering or financing to the MLRO.
• Maintain complete due diligence files and risk assessments in the case management system.

Skills

Attention to detail

Risk rating

Written case notes

Workload management

Education

Degree in finance/law/business

Job description

ABOUT MARCURA

Marcura connects the critical workflows that keep global shipping moving, from port spend management and procurement to compliance and financial transactions. Combining AI-driven automation and human expertise, Marcura solutions eliminate repetitive manual work while turning fragmented data into decision-ready intelligence. Marcura products (DA-Desk, PortLog, Claims, ShipServ, VesselMan, MarTrust and Brightwell Navigator) handle over 200,000 port calls and $17 billion in payments annually, supporting vessels that transport one-third of global seaborne commodities.

The company also ensures over 150,000 seafarers across cruise and commercial segments get paid every month. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Dubai, Marcura serves 950+ shipping companies worldwide through a team of 1,000+ maritime specialists.

Website: www.marcura.com

OUR VALUES

We win when our customers win. Our customers are at the heart of every decision we make. We obsess over their challenges, understand their world deeply, and measure our own success by the value we create for them.

We own the outcome. We take full responsibility for our work, end to end. We don't pass problems on, we raise our hand when something needs fixing, and we follow through until it's done.

We act with integrity. We are honest, transparent, and decent in everything we do with our customers, our colleagues, and our partners. We do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

We do better every day. We stay curious, we learn continuously, and we are never satisfied with good enough. We simplify complexity, challenge the status quo, and look for better ways to solve real problems.

Compliance Analyst (KYC & KYB)

The Compliance Analyst (KYC & KYB) sits in Marcura's Compliance team and carries out first line customer due diligence across the Group's regulated and unregulated business units. The Analyst onboards and reviews individual and corporate customers and counterparties, verifying identity, ownership and control, source of funds and nature of business, and applies enhanced due diligence to higher risk relationships and PEPs. Every decision is made in line with Marcura policy and procedure and is written up clearly on the case file. Where the Analyst knows or suspects money laundering or terrorist financing, they report it to the MLRO.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete KYC and KYB checks on new individual and corporate customers and counterparties at onboarding, verifying identity, legal existence, directors, nature of business, source of funds and expected account activity, and making sure no relationship goes live until due diligence is complete.
• Identify and verify the ultimate beneficial owners and controllers of corporate customers, working through layered or offshore ownership structures and recording how each has been confirmed.
• Assess and record a customer risk rating in line with Marcura's risk assessment methodology, taking account of jurisdiction, industry, ownership complexity and the products used.
• Apply enhanced due diligence to higher risk relationships and politically exposed persons, obtaining further evidence of source of funds and source of wealth and preparing the file for senior approval.
• Conduct periodic and event-driven reviews of existing customers, refreshing documents and information, re-assessing the risk rating and confirming the relationship remains within risk appetite.
• Respond to requests for information from our banking partners on customer identity, ownership and due diligence records accurately and by the deadline given, flagging any request that raises a wider concern.
• Report any knowledge or suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing identified during due diligence to the MLRO straight away through an internal suspicious activity report, without tipping off the customer or anyone else.
• Maintain complete and accurate due diligence files and risk assessments in the case management system, and raise recurring documentation gaps or onboarding issues with management.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

Degree in finance, law, business or a related subject preferred. Relevant experience in a regulated financial services firm will also be considered.

Certifications

ICA, ACAMS or an equivalent CDD/financial crime qualification preferred.

Min. Experience

2 to 4 years in a KYC/KYB or customer due diligence role is desirable. Experience in a firm regulated in the UK, Portugal or elsewhere in Europe is also desirable but not required.

Industry

Payments, e-money, banking or fintech preferred. Maritime, shipping or cross-border payments experience is a plus.

Skills

Good attention to detail, sound judgement on beneficial ownership and risk rating, clear written case notes, and the ability to manage a workload of onboarding and periodic reviews against deadlines.

Language

English required

Preferred prior knowledge of customer and enhanced due diligence standards, beneficial ownership verification, PEP risk assessment, and a working understanding of UK and EU anti-money laundering requirements.