Junior KYC Analyst - Know Your Assets Managed Service

About the role

Capitex, a specialist financial crime compliance firm covering AML, KYC, KYB, sanctions, transaction monitoring and fraud, is recruiting Junior KYC Analysts for a Know Your Assets (KYA) managed service supporting a global asset manager's alternative investments business. KYA assesses the risk of a fund's underlying holdings, their ownership and control structure and the counterparties involved, including sanctions, PEP and adverse media exposure. This is an entry-level role with no prior KYA or KYC experience needed; full training is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out due diligence on counterparties and underlying holdings for new deals and reviews of existing relationships
• Conduct open source research to find and validate information
• Screen against sanctions, PEP and adverse media sources, investigate alerts and document the disposition
• Risk-rate counterparties and record findings with clearly articulated reasoning
• Escalate red flags, risks and issues promptly to senior analysts or the team lead
• Maintain accurate records and audit trails in internal systems, following naming conventions
• Complete trackers and registers feeding management information and reporting
• Work within established control frameworks, workflows and SLAs
• Liaise with internal teams to resolve queries and chase missing documentation

Required profile

• Strong analytical skills, able to draw together complex information from several sources and spot potential risks
• Methodical approach to recording information and following process
• Willingness to ask questions, follow the evidence and escalate promptly rather than guess
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Genuine interest in financial crime, compliance or risk

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word
• Ability to conduct open source research accurately and validate findings

What we offer

• Full training in KYA due diligence and screening methodology
• Competitive day rate, confirmed at offer stage
• Experience in a regulated financial services environment on a multi-year programme
• Exposure to complex alternative investment structures early in your career
• A clear development path into senior analyst and QC roles, with an ongoing pipeline of financial crime work