KYB Analyst

Albany Beck is a Management Consultancy focused on providing specialist talent and transformative solutions to Financial Services clients. We combine subject matter expertise with innovative delivery models that help clients scale efficiently, while offering meaningful, long-term career opportunities to our people. At Albany Beck, you’ll be choosing to work with an organisation that’s passionate about your learning journey and committed to your professional and personal development.

Albany Beck is seeking an experienced KYB Analyst to support a leading payments-focused client operating in a fast-paced, regulated environment. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in business due diligence who enjoys working at the intersection of compliance, risk, and financial services innovation.

You’ll be embedded within the client’s compliance team, playing a key role in onboarding, reviewing, and monitoring business customers while ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal standards.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct end-to-end KYB due diligence on corporate and merchant customers

Assess complex ownership structures, UBOs, and control frameworks

Perform risk assessments across jurisdictions, industries, and customer types

Review and validate corporate documentation (e.g. incorporation docs, registries, financials)

Identify and escalate red flags, adverse media, and sanctions/PEP risks

Support ongoing monitoring, periodic reviews, and remediation activities

Collaborate closely with internal compliance, risk, and operations teams

Maintain clear, well-documented case notes and audit-ready records

Key Skills & Experience:

Proven experience in KYB / CDD / EDD within payments, fintech, banking, or financial services

Strong understanding of AML/CTF regulations and financial crime risk

Ability to analyse complex corporate structures and cross-border entities

Experience using KYB tools, registries, and screening platforms

High attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable working in a consulting or client-embedded environment