Senior Financial Crime Analysts x 2 (FTC)

Compliance Professionals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced compliance professional to lead enhanced due diligence (EDD) and KYC reviews for high-risk clients. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in financial crime compliance, with a strong background in investigations and risk assessments. This role requires collaboration with senior stakeholders and contributions to digital transformation initiatives. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in financial crime compliance.
• Experience managing AML remediation projects.
• Strong background in screening for PEPs and sanctions.

Responsibilities

• Lead enhanced due diligence (EDD) and KYC reviews for high-risk clients.
• Review KYC/CDD files to ensure compliance.
• Draft financial crime risk assessments.

Skills

Financial crime compliance

KYC/CDD

Investigations

Risk assessments

AML remediation

PEP and sanctions screening

Job description

THE COMPANY:

We have been instructed by an international Private, corporate & specialist finance bank who has their European hub in London. They provide a range of corporate banking, Private banking and real estate services.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and perform enhanced due diligence (EDD) and KYC reviews for high-risk and complex clients, including corporate, institutional, and trust structures.
• Review and sign off on KYC/CDD files, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with internal policies and regulatory expectations.
• Draft and review detailed financial crime risk assessments, incorporating transaction behaviour, adverse media, and other risk indicators.
• Conduct and oversee investigations into adverse media, sanctions, and PEP screening results, providing clear recommendations and escalation where necessary.
• Identify and assess financial crime risk triggers, conducting in-depth investigations using open-source intelligence and specialist databases.
• Provide expert analysis on financial crime risks, including potential mitigating and aggravating factors, and support decision-making processes.
• Contribute to the development of management information (MI) and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Financial Crime Officers on strategic projects, including remediation initiatives, policy updates, and control enhancements.
• Actively contribute to digital transformation initiatives, particularly those impacting ongoing due diligence (ODD) and event-driven reviews

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in financial crime compliance, with a focus on KYC/CDD, investigations, and risk assessments.
• Proven experience in managing AML remediation projects and working with complex customer types in a financial institution.
• Previous experience with complex onboarding and high-risk customers.
• Strong background in screening for PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media.
• Proven ability to apply CDD and EDD effectively.
• Expertise in validating Source of Wealth (SoW) and Source of Funds (SoF) for high-risk customers.

For further information, please contact Hannah Tabatabai