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