Onboarding and Financial Crime Analyst Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.
This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.
Join us as an Onboarding and Financial Crime Analyst
- If you have an analytical mind-set and experience of working with know your customer (KYC) processes, this is a fantastic opportunity to join us as an Onboarding and Financial Crime Analyst
- You’ll be delivering financial crime checks for new and existing customers and collaborating with colleagues to make sure that each request is completed in a timely manner
- This is an opportunity to be part of a supportive team where we’ll take a real investment in your career development with us
What you'll do
Day-to-day, you’ll be performing due diligence checks for new customers and conducting periodic reviews to make sure that they meet all regulatory requirements.
You’ll be gathering information from publicly available resources, the customer, their relationship manager and internal systems. We’ll also be relying on you to deliver consistent compliance with bank and regulatory anti-money laundering (AML) and KYC standards.
In addition, you'll be:
- Maintaining an up to date knowledge of AML and KYC requirements
- Examining due diligence documents and information on the customer file that's based on specific trigger events, while making sure that they're adequate
- Performing reputational checks, including politically exposed persons screenings and adverse and sanction checks
- Planning and prioritising your workload and maintaining good relationships
The skills you'll need
We'll need you to have experience of working with KYC and AML processes and procedures. Recognised qualifications in these fields would be beneficial.
Crucially, you’ll have good communication skills and the ability to liaise with relationship bankers and compliance teams.
Furthermore, you’ll need:
- Experience of reviewing KYC operations
- Great analytical and problem-solving skills
- An understanding of how to work well as part of a team to meet deadlines
- Excellent learning skills and the ability to apply attention to detail to deliver error free processing
If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or if you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help.
