Financial Crime & AML/KYC Risk Analyst

Vanguard; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Vanguard's Financial Crime team in Manchester as a Financial Crime Operations Analyst. You will conduct CDD, EDD, SoW assessments and periodic reviews of higher-risk customers, and support risk assessments and regulatory obligations.

This hybrid role involves collaborating with Compliance, Risk, Operations and Audit to strengthen financial crime controls and protect investors in a globally respected investment manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in AML/KYC, CDD, EDD, or periodic review activities within Financial Services.
• Strong understanding of Financial Crime regulations and lifecycle, including AML, Sanctions, Bribery and Corruption and Tax Evasion.
• Experience assessing Asset management customer risk (inclining high risk) and complex ownership structures.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to make sound, risk-based decisions.
• Ability to produce clear, concise and evidence-based holistic risk assessments.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation and testing of financial crime controls, helping to identify control enhancements and improve overall effectiveness.
• Conduct Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Source of Wealth (SoW) reviews and periodic customer reviews, ensuring risk assessments are accurate, evidence-based and compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Analyse information from a variety of sources, document findings and contribute to management reporting, dashboards and risk insights.
• Support the ongoing monitoring and effectiveness of internal financial crime controls and processes.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to support audit activity, regulatory requirements and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective risk management outcomes.
• Help promote a strong culture of compliance by sharing knowledge and raising awareness of financial crime and control requirements.
• Contribute to projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance Vanguard's financial crime framework.

Skills

AML/KYC

CDD

EDD

SoW

Periodic reviews

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessments

Asset risk

Ownership structures

Analytical skills

Decision making

Attention to detail

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Join Vanguard's Financial Crime team in Manchester as a Financial Crime Operations Analyst. You will conduct CDD, EDD, SoW assessments and periodic reviews of higher-risk customers, and support risk assessments and regulatory obligations.

This hybrid role involves collaborating with Compliance, Risk, Operations and Audit to strengthen financial crime controls and protect investors in a globally respected investment manager.