Senior Institutional KYC & Onboarding Analyst

KNG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KNG in London seeks an experienced Senior Onboarding Analyst – Financial Institutions & Capital Markets to lead end-to-end KYC onboarding for institutional counterparties. You will assess ownership structures, regulatory permissions, AML and sanctions risks, and document rationale for decisions.

This role is office-based, five days a week, in a fast-paced capital-markets environment. Candidates should have strong experience in institutional KYC, with ability to manage multiple onboarding cases

Qualifications

• 4-5 years relevant experience in institutional KYC, counterparty onboarding, AML or financial crime compliance within financial services.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience conducting due diligence on financial institutions and institutional counterparties.
• Experience within or supporting capital-markets, securities, broker-dealer, investment banking, investment management or institutional trading environments.
• Experience conducting KYC on banks, broker-dealers, investment firms, asset managers, funds or other regulated financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of corporate ownership structures and identifying shareholders, UBOs, directors and other connected parties.
• Experience assessing regulatory status and permissions of financial institutions for business relationships.
• Strong working knowledge of AML, sanctions, PEP and adverse media risk and escalation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end KYC and due diligence reviews on financial institutions and institutional counterparties.
• Assess counterparties' business activities, regulatory status, products, jurisdictions and relationship with KNG.
• Obtain, review and assess corporate, ownership, regulatory and KYC documentation.
• Analyse ownership structures and identify shareholders, UBOs, directors and connected parties.
• Independently assess AML, sanctions, PEP and adverse media risks and document rationale.
• Review sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening results and document escalation rationale.
• Assess higher-risk relationships and prepare onboarding assessments for Compliance and senior management.
• Review regulatory permissions and ensure they align with proposed counterparty relationships.
• Understand counterparty business model, source of funds, expected trading activity and purpose of relationship.
• Apply a risk-based approach, identifying Enhanced Due Diligence needs.
• Liaise with institutional clients to obtain outstanding KYC information and progress onboarding cases.
• Collaborate with Sales, Trading, Compliance and other stakeholders to protect KYC controls.
• Perform periodic reviews and reassess risk classifications for counterparties.
• Maintain complete KYC records and document onboarding decisions.

Skills

KYC

AML

Financial crime

Onboarding

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

ACAMS/ICA qualification

Job description

KNG in London seeks an experienced Senior Onboarding Analyst – Financial Institutions & Capital Markets to lead end-to-end KYC onboarding for institutional counterparties. You will assess ownership structures, regulatory permissions, AML and sanctions risks, and document rationale for decisions.

This role is office-based, five days a week, in a fast-paced capital-markets environment. Candidates should have strong experience in institutional KYC, with ability to manage multiple onboarding cases