AML/KYC Analyst

About the role

This contract position with potential for a permanent role is suited for someone who can review customer information carefully, identify potential financial crime risks, and help maintain strong regulatory standards. The role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional partners while contributing to accurate onboarding, monitoring, and documentation processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews of client records and due diligence documentation to support AML and KYC compliance requirements.
• Assess customer profiles and transactional information to identify potential risk indicators and escalate concerns when appropriate.
• Maintain complete and well-organized case files, ensuring all findings and supporting materials are accurately documented.
• Partner with compliance, operations, and risk teams to resolve documentation gaps and support onboarding or periodic review activities.
• Perform research on entities and individuals using internal and external sources to validate information and risk exposure.
• Monitor assigned work queues and complete reviews within established service levels while maintaining quality standards.
• Support credit and risk-related review processes where customer due diligence overlaps with broader control requirements.
• Contribute to updates of procedures and assist with process improvements related to AML/KYC workflows when needed.

Requirements

• Experience in AML, KYC, financial crime compliance, or a closely related risk or regulatory function.
• Knowledge of anti-money laundering principles, customer due diligence practices, and common compliance review standards.
• Ability to analyze information critically, recognize inconsistencies, and make sound risk-based decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document findings clearly and effectively.
• Comfort working with multiple systems, research tools, and structured workflow environments.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage priorities in a deadline-driven setting.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting regulated financial services, banking, or similar compliance-focused environments is preferred.

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