KYC Analyst - Permanent (happy to talk flexible working and can be flexible on location)

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Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We’re a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That’s Grant Thornton.

Job Description

KYC Analyst, Location – Remote Working (National)

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

The Client Take-on and Continuance (CTOC) team are responsible for gathering information and documentation to identify, verify and assist the risk assessment of the firm’s clients.

Client due diligence (CDD) forms part of the overall take-on process undertaken by the Firm, alongside Relationship Checking. CDD includes verifying information as far as possible so that the true identities of the Firm’s client and any beneficial owners are known (through collecting information and documentation from reliable and independent sources), and PEPs/Sanctions/Adverse Media Screening.

The Identification/Verification and Screening processes then enables a Financial Crime Risk Assessment to be undertaken with the objective of making informed decisions about a client’s acceptability in line with the Firm’s Risk Appetite by escalating to the Financial Crime Team if there are heightened risks that require approval.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role

As a KYC Analyst in the Client Take-on and Continuance team, you will:

• Carry out AML/KYC reviews on clients by gathering information from public sources and various internal systems and tools, to collate documentation and data to verify identity and ownership/control to the appropriate standard, which includes new clients and existing clients.
• Conducting screening of clients to identity risks relating to sanctions, PEP’s and adverse media relating to financial crime.
• Managing your own work allocation and meet daily, weekly and monthly KPI targets, while keeping quality at the highest level.
• Work with Senior Management and Key Stakeholder’s to make sure correct verification is completed for all our clients.
• Reporting of high-risk financial crime concerns to our Enhanced Due Diligence team and Financial Crime Team.
  

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as a KYC Analyst, the minimum criteriayou’ll need is to demonstrate experience in completing KYC verification for various entity types and knowledge of financial crime. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.

• End-to-end KYC knowledge and experience dealing with various entity types.
• Knowledge of financial crime risk (e.g. Sanctions, PEP’s, Source of Wealth, and Adverse Media).
• Experience using external online search engines, company registries and using research and screening tool’s such as Dow Jones and Dun and Bradstreet.
• Knowledge of AML/KYC regulations and industry guidelines.
• Good organisation, communication, and time management skills
  

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our CLEARR values – Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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