KYC Screening Analyst (9-month FTC)

About the role

Location and schedule

• The role is based at the bank's head office in London and follows a hybrid 50/50 working pattern.
• Hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct customer due diligence and periodic customer reviews; screen against sanctions, PEP, SIP and adverse media databases.
• Investigate financial-crime alerts, including CIFAS, payment and customer-screening alerts, and conduct transaction monitoring.
• Assess and document risks with a clear audit trail, escalating risks where appropriate.
• Support customer outreach, periodic reviews within SLAs and internal and external KYC queries.
• Assist with source-of-funds and source-of-wealth investigations and contribute to process improvements and financial-crime projects.

Essential skills and experience

• Previous experience in a KYC, KYB, AML or financial-crime role.
• Good knowledge of UK anti-money laundering regulations and guidance.
• Understanding of sanctions and PEP screening, transaction monitoring and customer due diligence processes.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to produce accurate, high-quality work.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook, and ability to use a risk-based approach to decisions.

Benefits

• Benefits include a discretionary annual bonus, 25 days annual leave with increasing entitlement and a holiday-buy scheme.
• Benefits also include private medical insurance, wellbeing support, an employer pension contribution, cycle-to-work and green-car schemes, season-ticket loan, study support and professional memberships.
• The employer offers an annual volunteering day and describes a Net Zero commitment.