Onboarding Analyst - 6 month contract

The role

The Onboarding Analyst will review customer applications and verify KYC documentation. This role involves conducting sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening and performing CDD and EDD reviews.

What you will do

• Review individual customer applications and verify KYC documentation in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct Sanctions, PEP, and Adverse Media screening, investigate potential matches, and resolve alerts appropriately.
• Perform CDD and EDD reviews, with a particular focus on high-risk applications, identifying red flags and assessing customer risk profiles.
• Make risk-based onboarding decisions and recommendations, escalating complex or high-risk cases in line with internal policies and risk appetite.
• Request additional information where required and support a smooth, efficient, and compliant customer onboarding experience.
• Maintain accurate customer records, screening results, risk assessments, and decision rationale to ensure audit readiness.
• Identify opportunities to improve screening processes, case handling, and onboarding efficiency.

Required qualifications

• Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• At least 2 years of KYC onboarding or customer screening experience in payments, fintech, banking, or FX.
• Strong understanding of KYC, AML, CDD, and EDD requirements for individual customers.
• Hands-on experience with Sanctions, PEP, and Adverse Media screening, including high-risk case reviews, alert investigation, and escalation.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, with sound risk-based judgement and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple cases, meet SLAs, and balance compliance requirements with a positive customer onboarding experience.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting Know Your Business (KYB) onboarding, including reviewing business documentation, identifying Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs), and understanding corporate ownership structures.

Benefits

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
• A culture built on passionate, growth-minded people
• A flexible approach to holiday
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world
• An open and creative environment

About the company

BVNK is the stablecoin-powered financial stack for enterprises and is now part of Mastercard. They enable businesses to build financial products and move money across 130+ countries.