Junior KYC & Due Diligence Analyst (Financial Crime)

Capitex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training in KYA due diligence

Competitive day rate

Exposure to complex investments

Job summary

Capitex, a specialist financial crime compliance firm, is recruiting junior KYC analysts for a Know Your Assets service supporting a global asset manager’s alternative investments. This entry-level role emphasizes strong analytical thinking, structured data handling and rigorous record-keeping.

Training is provided, no prior KYA/KYC experience required, with opportunities to grow within financial crime, compliance or risk.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize data from multiple sources.
• Ability to conduct open source research accurately.
• Methodical approach to recording information and following process.
• Willingness to ask questions and defer to evidence over guesswork.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Genuine interest in financial crime, compliance or risk.

Responsibilities

• Carry out due diligence on counterparties and underlying holdings for new deals and reviews.
• Conduct open source research to find and validate information.
• Perform screening against sanctions, PEP and adverse media sources and document dispositions.
• Risk rate counterparties and record findings with clear reasoning.
• Escalate red flags and risks to senior analysts or team lead.
• Maintain audit trails within internal systems following naming conventions.
• Complete trackers and registers feeding management information and reporting.
• Work within established control frameworks, workflows and SLAs.
• Liaise with internal teams to resolve queries and missing documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Open source research

Methodical record-keeping

Questioning and evidence-based

Written and verbal communication

MS Office (Excel & Word)

Interest in financial crime

Tools

World-Check

LexisNexis

Job description

Capitex, a specialist financial crime compliance firm, is recruiting junior KYC analysts for a Know Your Assets service supporting a global asset manager’s alternative investments. This entry-level role emphasizes strong analytical thinking, structured data handling and rigorous record-keeping.

Training is provided, no prior KYA/KYC experience required, with opportunities to grow within financial crime, compliance or risk.