This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.
Overview
This role plays a critical part in strengthening HPEFS’s AML/KYC control environment, driving audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and control effectiveness through subject matter expertise and governance oversight within the Fenergo platform. The Senior KYC Analyst is the go‑to contact for decision making for Entry & Intermediate level KYC analysts.
Responsibilities
- Lead high‑risk and complex KYC cases
- Provide SME advice & decision making for AML/KYC queries
- Engage with Compliance and the MLRO to obtain guidance and approvals on high‑risk transactions, PEP cases, and complex or unusual activity, while escalating and reporting any identified red flags or suspicious transactions
- Enhance risk frameworks and methodologies
- Drive Fenergo optimization and automation
- Support audit, regulatory, and governance activities
- Mentor and develop team capability
Controls & Audit Accountability
- Own end‑to‑end control effectiveness
- Lead audit responses and remediation plans
- Define control frameworks and methodologies
- Drive KPI/KRI and quality governance
- Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Audit stakeholders
- Embed continuous improvement and audit readiness culture
- Support the HPEFS/HPIB Program Manager on quality check and other compliance assurance monitoring checks
Education And Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 5+ years AML/KYC or financial crime experience
- Qualifications – Possesses, or is committed to obtaining, a recognised Anti‑Money Laundering certification (such as ACAMS) or an equivalent credential from a relevant compliance or industry body.
Knowledge And Skills
- Advanced AML/KYC expertise
- Strong investigative and risk assessment capability
- Leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
- Deep knowledge of KYC platforms (e.g., Fenergo)
- Ability to act as a senior