Senior Onboarding Analyst

Ebury; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A global fintech firm in South Africa is seeking a KYC Senior Onboarding Analyst to join their team. You will conduct onboarding reviews to ensure compliance with KYC requirements, analyse customer documentation, and identify high-risk clients. The firm offers a competitive starting salary, dedicated mentorship, and a supportive work culture focused on personal and team growth.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Bonus based on performance

Dedicated mentorship

Clear career progression

Dynamic and supportive culture

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a KYC role is required.
• Articulate in both written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage performance and targets in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct onboarding review to meet KYC requirements.
• Analyse customer relationships and documentation.
• Identify higher risk clients based on established criteria.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

KYC knowledge

Target-driven

Fluency in English

Education

University degree

Tools

MS Office

Google Suite

Job description

Ebury is a global fintech firm dedicated to empowering businesses to expand internationally through tailored and forward-thinking financial solutions.

Since our founding in

We've grown to a diverse team of over 1, professionals across 40+ offices and 29+ markets worldwide.

Joining Ebury means becoming part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions are valued.

You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of cross‑border finance, while advancing your own career in a dynamic, high‑growth industry.

Ebury Johannesburg - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home per week

Ebury has high standards when it comes to working with clients.

We need to make sure that the clients we serve and the transactions we carry out respect all the legal, regulatory and ethical standards.

This means that when we onboard a client, we need to perform a very important screening on the prospect and the transactions this client would like to do via us.

And this is where you come in!

KYC Senior Onboarding Analyst

Role Purpose

The Analyst is responsible for conducting the onboarding review in line with current policy to ensure all Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements are fulfilled.

You will play a vital role together with the sales team in order to provide a smooth onboarding experience while making sure that our legal and compliance requirements are met.

What you’ll do

• Analyse customer relationships, documentation, activity patterns, and transactions to detect potential suspicious activity or activity that is not consistent with the client’s profile.
• Comply with relevant legislative and regulatory standards, and internal processes and procedures.
• Identify clients posing higher risk due to the existence of red flags or other high‑risk triggers.
• Resolve day‑to‑day issues arising during the CDD process, and escalate more complex challenges via the appropriate channel.
• Complete allocated tasks with focus, and in a timely manner.
• Communicate the status of tasks to colleagues, supervisors and managers, and escalated problems swiftly, as needed.
• Manage caseload throughout the end to end process in a timely manner.

What you’ll need

• University degree
• From 1 to 3 years of experience in a KYC role
• Fluency in English.
• Any other language is a plus
• Articulate in both written and verbal communication
• Working knowledge of desktop based office software such as MS Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, the Google Suite and other applications
• Working successfully in a target driven operational environment.
• Ability to manage performance and targets in a fast paced, pressured environment

Why Ebury?

• Competitive Starting Salarywith abonusthat truly rewards your performance from day one.
• Dedicated Mentorship: Learn directly from experienced managers of departments who are invested in your success.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Leverage state-of-the‑art tailor made tools and systems that enable you to perform at your best.
• Clear, Accelerated Career Progression: Defined pathways to leadership and specialist roles within Ebury.
• Dynamic & Supportive Culture: Work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and personal growth are prioritized.

About Us

Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.

Founded in

, we are headquartered in London and have more than staff with a presence in more than 29 markets worldwide.

Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be.

From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Vancouver to Auckland, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.

Hard work pays off : in

, Ebury received a £ million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times : Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.

None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people.

Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast‑paced FinTech sector.

At Ebury, we’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive.

We’re proud to have active employee networks and ESG initiatives that reflect our inclusive culture, including our Women’s Network, LGBTQIA+ Network, and Veterans Network.

These communities provide spaces for connection, mentorship, advocacy, and collaboration across our global teams.

We believe in inclusion.

We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation.

At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.

Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.