Senior KYC Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank in the UK is seeking a KYC Senior Analyst to conduct detailed reviews and due diligence on clients, assess risks, and contribute to compliance processes. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree, 5-8 years of experience in KYC/AML, and strong analytical skills. Fluency in European languages is a plus. This role is based in Slough and contributes significantly to maintaining financial compliance.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years' experience in KYC/AML or related fields necessary.
• Strong understanding of AML regulatory policies and financial industry.
• Knowledge of European languages (Spanish, French, Portuguese) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct KYC due diligence on CIB clients.
• Coordinate with KYC team and relationship manager.
• Identify financial crime and sanctions risks.
• Produce reports of investigations and decisions.

Skills

KYC due diligence

Analysis of financial crime risks

Client-focused customer service

Exceptional research skills

Ability to multi-task

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree

Tools

KYC tools like Fenergo

Job description

Overall purpose and main responsibilities and duties of the role:

As a KYC Senior Analyst within our team, you will be responsible for producing detailed KYC reviews of onboarding clients and performing additional due diligence for already existing clients and co-ordination of periodic review clients with KYC team offshore for the London Branch for our investment banking clients CIB clients.

Main responsibilities and duties of the role:

• Analyse and conduct KYC due diligence on low, medium and high risk London CIB clients and conduct risk assessments of clients and investigative using a variety of internet search and third-party sources.
• Co-ordinate and manage the periodic review clients with the relationship manager and the offshore KYC analysts.
• Act as the first line of defence, identifying financial crime and sanctions risks during the client on boarding process.
• Demonstrates strong independent responsibility and extensive knowledge in working with international AML compliance-related issues.
• Identifies and assesses the relevancy of public records as they relate to customer information.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of AML typologies inherent in large multinational corporations, exercising sound judgment and maintaining confidentiality.
• Conducts thorough investigations to establish the presence of AML typologies, determine correlations or anomalies in data, and ascertain the economic purpose of activities between originators and beneficiaries.
• Makes judgments on risk based on findings and determines if any unusual or high-risk activity requires further investigation.
• Independently produces complete and accurate reports of investigations, findings, decisions, quality checks, and recommendations for KYC Analysts.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to refine processes and increase operational efficiencies, manage relationships with stakeholders, and contribute to procedural changes.
• Clear Daily Screening Alerts (Daily Surveillance of clients of any negative information)
• Educated to Bachelor's or Master's Degree level.
• Essential knowledge of KYC/AML with at least 5 to 8 years' experience (Audit, Control, Risk, and Research may also be areas of experience).
• Knowledge of AML regulatory policies, with a strong understanding of the financial industry, AML typologies, geography, products, customer types, including correspondent banks.
• Exceptional research and analytical skills with the ability to analyze large amounts of unstructured data, identify trends and potential high-risk activity, and document conclusions appropriately.
• Client-focused with strong customer service skills, including oral and written communication.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a high-volume work schedule, cooperating closely with other Quality Control members and London Financial Crime Compliance members.
• Knowledge of European languages desirable(Spanish, French and Portuguese)
• Exposure to project management and process improvement techniques.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations and drive results through leadership, communication, and influence.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced production environment.
• Have an understanding of regulatory reporting requirements (EMIR, FATAC, MiFID, MIFIR, CRS etc.)
• Experience in working in KYC tools like Fenergo or any new tools desirable.

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Created on 22/08/2025 by JR United Kingdom