KYC Senior Analyst

Job Description
Join our team as a KYC Senior Analyst, where you will play a critical role in identifying and mitigating risks in historical transactions for Correspondent Bank Clients. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our compliance efforts and ensure adherence to firm policy and regulatory expectations.
As a KYC Senior Analyst within our our team, you will be responsible for producing detailed investigative reviews of historical transaction activity and/or negative media reviews on clients. Your findings will guide LOB Relationship Managers and KYC Officers in performing additional due diligence with customers.
Job responsibilities:

• Demonstrates strong independent responsibility and extensive knowledge in working with international AML compliance-related issues.
• Identifies and assesses the relevancy of public records as they relate to customer information.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of AML typologies inherent in individual clients and large multinational corporations, exercising sound judgment and maintaining confidentiality.
• Conducts thorough investigations to establish the presence of AML typologies, determine correlations or anomalies in data, and ascertain the economic purpose of activities between originators and beneficiaries.
• Makes judgments on risk based on findings and determines if any unusual or high-risk activity requires further investigation.
• Independently produces complete and accurate reports of investigations, findings, decisions, quality checks, and recommendations for use by LOB and KYC Officers.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to refine processes and increase operational efficiencies, manage relationships with stakeholders, and contribute to procedural changes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Educated to Bachelor's or Master's Degree level.
• Essential knowledge of KYC/AML with at least 3 years' experience (Audit, Control, Risk, and Research may also be areas of experience).
• Knowledge of BSA/AML and other AML regulatory policies, with a strong understanding of the financial industry, AML typologies, geography, products, customer types, including correspondent banks.
• Exceptional research and analytical skills with the ability to analyze large amounts of unstructured data, identify trends and potential high-risk activity, and document conclusions appropriately.
• Client-focused with strong customer service skills, including oral and written communication.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a high-volume work schedule, cooperating closely with other Quality Control members.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Knowledge of European languages (Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian) and Arabic.
• Exposure to project management and process improvement techniques.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations and drive results through leadership, communication, and influence.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced production environment.

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.