KYC / KYB Analyst
Posted 6 days ago by ea Change
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
United Kingdom
Summary: The KYC / KYB Analyst role involves supporting a major financial services organization during a period of significant customer growth, focusing on high-volume onboarding activities for Retail and SME clients. The position requires conducting thorough KYC / KYB due diligence, making informed onboarding decisions, and engaging with customers to gather necessary information. This contract role is set in a fast-paced environment, emphasizing efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards. The role is hybrid or remote, with an initial contract duration of six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting end-to-end KYC / KYB due diligence on Retail & SME applications
- Reviewing business structures, ownership, and supporting documentation
- Making informed onboarding decisions based on internal policies and regulatory frameworks
- Engaging directly with customers via phone and email to obtain required information
- Identifying financial crime risks and escalating where appropriate
- Supporting high-volume processing while maintaining quality and compliance standards
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in KYC / KYB or client onboarding within financial services
- Strong understanding of AML, financial crime, and onboarding controls
- Ability to assess complex information and make sound decisions quickly
- Comfortable working in a high-volume, target-driven environment
- Strong communication skills with experience of customer interaction
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
KYC / KYB Analyst (Contract) Location: UK (Hybrid / Remote options) Duration: Initial 6-month contract Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35) We’re supporting a major financial services organisation through a period of significant customer growth and are looking to engage a number of KYC / KYB Analysts to support high-volume onboarding activity across Retail and SME clients. This is a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment where you’ll play a key role in ensuring applications are assessed efficiently, accurately, and in line with regulatory expectations.
What you’ll be doing
- Conducting end-to-end KYC / KYB due diligence on Retail & SME applications
- Reviewing business structures, ownership, and supporting documentation
- Making informed onboarding decisions based on internal policies and regulatory frameworks
- Engaging directly with customers via phone and email to obtain required information
- Identifying financial crime risks and escalating where appropriate
- Supporting high-volume processing while maintaining quality and compliance standards
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in KYC / KYB or client onboarding within financial services
- Strong understanding of AML, financial crime, and onboarding controls
- Ability to assess complex information and make sound decisions quickly
- Comfortable working in a high-volume, target-driven environment
- Strong communication skills with experience of customer interaction
Why this role
- Immediate demand with quick onboarding
- Opportunity to work on a large-scale onboarding programme
- Strong likelihood of extensions based on performance and volumes