AML Analyst

aztecgroup; Saint Helier; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Flexible, hybrid working

Ability to work abroad for up to 3 we\

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Health and wellbeing programmes

On-site parking

Job summary

Aztec Group in the United Kingdom is looking for an AML Analyst to manage Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing Terrorism tasks. You will maintain up-to-date client and investor records and advise on AML/CFT matters, working closely with client-facing teams.

You will identify connections to politically exposed persons (PEP), review alerts from screening tools, and ensure timely action. The role combines data organisation with strong communication and regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of KYC and AML regulatory requirements.
• Experience maintaining client and investor records with data accuracy.
• Ability to work with external parties and client-facing teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
• Proactive mindset with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure KYC requirements and regulatory compliance for client and investor onboarding.
• Set up client/investor profiles in the electronic database and upload documents.
• Assist client-facing teams in dealing with external parties and collect required information.
• Follow up on submitted requests with client-facing teams.
• Respond to drawdown and distribution requests.
• Regularly screen the database and treat alerts in a timely manner.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Team player

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

MS Word

MS Excel

Integrity

Professionalism

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Aztec, we're committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to grow. We know that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen our business and we welcome applications from all individuals. So, if your experience doesn't exactly match with every part of the job description, but you are excited about the role, we would still like to hear from you. If you are passionate, curious, innovative and data driven, you could still be a good fit.

About the role:

As an AML Analyst you will be dealing with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing Terrorism (CFT) matters on a regular basis and will be responsible for maintaining well organized and up to date client and investor records in the database and hard copy files. If weaknesses are identified in the existing records, you will be responsible for taking action to ensure a satisfactory level of compliance is obtained.

You will also be required to identify any connections to politically exposed persons (PEP) as well as reviewing and treating, on a weekly basis, the alerts generated by the automatic screening tool.

In addition, your role will also be to give advice to and closely support the client facing teams in relation to AML/CFT matters. Such tasks may require you to deal directly with external parties.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure that, for the identification of client and fund investors, all know-your-client (KYC) requirements and compliance with the regulatory framework is continually met
• Set up of client and investor profiles into the electronic database and ensure KYC information and documents are accordingly uploaded
• Assist client facing teams in dealing with external parties and ensure that proper information and documentation is collected in a timely manner
• Ensure regular follow-up with the client facing teams is performed in relation to submitted requests
• Respond to requests from client facing teams to perform drawdowns and distributions
• Ensure that the client and investor database is regularly screened and that automatically generated alerts are treated on time

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills are required to develop working relationships with colleagues (from both the Compliance team and the client facing teams) and to deal with external parties
• Analytical approach with good research skills
• Have a team-player attitude
• Good organisational skills
• A self-starter with a proactive and dynamic style and a high degree of attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high accuracy and quality standards
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products, in particular Word and Excel
• A high level of integrity and professionalism
• Ideally 1-3 years of experience in a similar role

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Benefits

We understand that everyone has different needs, and that's why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. In addition to a competitive salary, here are some examples of the benefits that we may offer for our permanent roles:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• On-site parking