CDD Analyst

Job Title: Customer Due Diligence Analyst

Salary: £34,500

Location: Kent

Overview:

An excellent opportunity has arisen with my client, a growing financial services organisation for an experienced analyst to join a friendly and collaborative Customer Due Diligence team on a permanent basis. You will draw on and apply your knowledge and experience of AML regulation and policy to tasks including on-boarding new customers, monitoring of transactions and KYC refresh for existing customers.

Duties include:

• To carry out due diligence on overseas outgoing and incoming payments by use of appropriate searches, internet searches and customer information, allocating the correct risk rating to the payment
• Preparing documentation where a high risk is identified, detailing sanctions information and entity matches identified as either a positive or false positive match
• Review new account applications and trigger events, ensuring all relevant documents have been received and any anomalies referred to the appropriate person
• Check all ID and V documents are in line with the AML policy and that additional appropriate searches have been completed before sign off
• Review all customer account records on an annual or 3 yearly basis depending on the risk level given to that customer, including enhance due diligence on high-risk customers and PEPs to establish any changes which may affect their services
• Requesting any outstanding documentation from the customer in order to satisfy AML requirements
• Provide advice and guidance on AML and KYC legislation and processes to internal and external customers

The successful candidate will have/be:

• Substantial experience working in an AML/KYC environment within a bank or financial services firm
• Experience working with high-risk entities across home and foreign jurisdictions
• Extensive knowledge of AML and terrorist financing regulations and sources of information to support investigations
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Can effectively prioritize workflow

Package:

• £34,500
• 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension scheme
• Social impacts benefits scheme
• A wide range of development opportunities to support personal and professional growth
• Hybrid working arrangements (2 days a week in office)

If you feel you meet the above criteria, please apply online for immediate consideration.

This role is being handled by Harrison Rowe, Legal & Compliance Specialist for Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.