Financial Crime Analyst - City of London, United Kingdom - Buckden Partners Limited

Buckden Partners Limited

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City of London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Our well known European banking client is looking for an Analyst to join their newly formed Detecting Financial Crime team.

The team will be responsible in ensuring the CDD/AML first line of defence risk control is optimal across the banks business linesin the UK.

Responsibilities

The Analyst will have the following responsibilities**:

Ensure that all AML checks are actioned in a timely manner ensuring any unusual/suspicious transactions are reported via the official documented channels
Responsible for the completion of all Risk Acceptance Forms and process management for KYC / business approval process
Collation of documentation/information of periodic reviews on client files. Ensuring that all documentation is updated and correct as per CDD (Client Due Diligence) requirements
Completion of clients Periodic Reviews within the agreed timeframes, ensuring that files are updated and clients are allocated the correct risk category
Manage and facilitate event driven KYC reviews when necessary
Undertake adhoc tasks related to KYC / CDD as required
Look for continuous ways to improve processes and tasks ensuring effectiveness of the team at all times

Experience

Experience of KYC/ AML process
Analytical Skills has the ability to visualise, articulate, conceptualise and solve both complex and uncomplicated problems by making decisions that are sensible given the available information. Such skills include demonstration of the ability to applylogical thinking to breaking problems into their component parts.
Self-Organisation and Proactivity uses time efficiently and responds quickly and constructively when confronted with challenges with an ability to prioritise tasks.
Ability to communicate at different levels of the organisation
Being able to escalate when required
Demonstrates sound judgement and makes confident and reasoned arguments
Good written and verbal communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Comfortable with working in an environment of change, with flexible approach to new challenges