Screening Analyst (AML/KYC)

About the role

The Screening Analyst is responsible for conducting customer screening and due‑diligence activities (KYC) during onboarding and periodic reviews. Acting as the first line of defence, the role helps mitigate money‑laundering, terrorist‑financing, fraud and other illicit risks for the bank.

Key responsibilities

• Perform Standard and Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (CDD/EDD) on new and existing clients, reviewing identification, financial and ownership documents.
• Review alerts generated by automated transaction‑filtering systems, determine true versus false‑positive cases, and document decisions with clear rationale.
• Maintain and update case files, ensure actions are completed within defined SLA/TAT, and escalate suspicious or sanction‑related issues to senior compliance leadership.
• Monitor customer transactions for red‑flags, raise Unusual Activity Reports (UAR) when required, and support quality‑assurance or audit remediation.
• Stay current with AML, sanctions and KYC regulatory changes, and ensure compliance with record‑keeping, data‑privacy and internal policy requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather additional information, set expectations and resolve complex compliance queries.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of AML, sanctions and KYC regulations and the ability to apply them in a banking environment.
• Attention to detail with the capacity to document decisions thoroughly and meet strict service‑level targets.
• Proactive problem‑solving skills and the ability to work with cross‑functional teams.
• Experience conducting customer risk assessments and preparing compliance documentation.

Required skills