Senior Associate, Financial Crime Risk Analyst (CDD), Risk Management, CBS, Belfast

EY; Belfast; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Belfast is seeking a Financial Crime Risk Senior Associate to perform due diligence checks and ensure compliance with AML legislation. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in CDD/KYC, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team. This role offers opportunities for personal growth and a diverse work culture.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Transformative leadership coaching

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience in performing end-to-end CDD/KYC.
• Good understanding of AML legislation and experience in Sanctions, PEP screening.
• Previous experience within a regulatory or professional services environment is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct client due diligence including public resource research.
• Assess risks and determine necessary referrals.
• Manage personal workloads to ensure timely task completion.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Strong team player

Creative problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence.

We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Financial Crime Risk Senior Associate - Periodic Review

Role Overview: We are seeking a dedicated Financial Crime Risk Analyst to join our Belfast-based high-risk Client Due Diligence (CDD) team. This role involves performing periodic reviews and financial crime due diligence checks on existing clients to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) legislation and current policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct client due diligence on existing clients, including public resource research to gather KYC information and screening for PEP, Sanctions, and adverse media.
• Assess risks and determine if referrals to the 2nd line Financial Crime Team are required or if a risk-based approach can be taken.
• Liaise with client engagement teams to source additional documentation as needed.
• Manage personal workloads to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Provide timely updates to stakeholders regarding progress.

To qualify for the role, you must:

• Minimum of two year of experience in performing end-to-end CDD/KYC.
• Good understanding of AML legislation and experience in Sanctions, PEP, and Adverse media screening.
• Awareness of recent global events linked to financial crime and sanctions.
• Previous experience within a regulatory or professional services environment is an advantage.
• Education to degree standard is an advantage.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Strong communication skills, capable of dealing with a wide range of staff, including Partners.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and credibility at all levels.
• Strong team player with proven ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to make risk-based decisions while adhering to regulations.
• Comfortable with change, ambiguity, and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

What we offer

• Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build.

Apply now.

Please note;
Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity& inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.