Senior Analyst

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We have an urgent opening for a Client due diligence of our esteemed clients.

• Experience Required: 6 – 10 Years
• Location: Gurgaon
• Employment Type: Full-time(UK shift)
• Education: B.Tech / M.Tech / M.Sc / MCA

Position Overview

Job Description:

• Individual will be responsible for the end-to-end management of complex client, third party and insolvency payment onboarding and periodic reviews, acting as the primary first-line risk assessor and case owner for Client Due Diligence (CDD) activities.
• This role requires a high degree of autonomy and expertise, with responsibility for identifying, verifying and screening higher-risk clients, third parties and insolvency payments, including those with complex ownership structures and international or multi-layered entities.
• Also required to undertake in-depth, multi-source research to identify and understand financial crime risks as part of enhanced due diligence, producing clear and well-reasoned risk summaries and escalations. These outputs support the Financial Crime Risk Advisory (second line) team in their assessment, advisory, and decision-making processes for higher-risk cases.
• Expert knowledge of UK regulatory requirements and sector-specific guidance is essential, ensuring that all decisions and recommendations are defensible and risk-based.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, verify, and critically assess client data and documentation, ensuring alignment with regulatory and firm standards.
• Profile clients and document ownership structures, including international structures, utilising standard requirements and exercising professional judgement.
• Conduct comprehensive sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening.
• Update identification and ownership during periodic and event-driven reviews.
• Maintain clear audit trails, ensure files are ready for quality assurance and regulatory scrutiny.
• Escalate complex cases, risk indicators, and complex data gaps to Senior Analysts, constructively challenge insufficient or inconsistent information, and assist with follow-up research and second-line review.
• Engage confidently with client delivery teams, senior internal stakeholders, financial crime teams, and other risk and compliance colleagues to address queries and support a positive client experience.

Required Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Hold a degree in Finance, Business or Social Sciences
• Good knowledge of secondary research sources (e.g. Orbis, D&B, companies house) would be an advantage
• Proficiency in MS Office (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision

Detail oriented and possess initiative