Company Overview

The hiring organisation operates within the financial technology and foreign exchange services sector, supporting currency trading activities and client relationships that require robust customer verification and financial crime controls. Its compliance function focuses on maintaining reliable due diligence procedures, assessing client risks, and supporting transparent financial operations.

Role Summary

The AML/KYC Analyst will conduct customer due diligence and ongoing client reviews for foreign exchange trading activities. The role focuses on verifying customer identities, assessing beneficial ownership, evaluating risk profiles, and ensuring that onboarding and account maintenance procedures meet applicable AML/KYC requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct initial KYC checks for individual, corporate, and institutional FX clients.

• Verify identity documents, company registration records, ownership structures, and authorised representatives.

• Perform customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence for higher-risk clients.

• Review beneficial ownership information and identify inconsistencies in customer documentation.

• Conduct sanctions, politically exposed person (PEP), and adverse media screening in accordance with internal procedures.

• Assess customer risk ratings using relevant geographic, transactional, and business activity indicators.

• Maintain accurate customer files, review records, and compliance evidence.

• Identify suspicious information or potential financial crime indicators and escalate concerns through established channels.

• Coordinate with onboarding, dealing, and operations teams to resolve outstanding verification issues.

• Monitor periodic review deadlines and ensure customer information remains current.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• Experience in AML/KYC, client onboarding, customer due diligence, or financial services compliance.

• Understanding of foreign exchange products, brokerage services, or institutional financial accounts is an advantage.

• Familiarity with EU AML requirements, sanctions screening, PEP identification, and beneficial ownership verification.

• Experience using KYC platforms, screening systems, and compliance case management tools.

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and professional written communication.

• Ability to manage confidential information and meet review deadlines.

Benefits

• Fully remote working arrangement within Estonia.

• Opportunity to develop specialised knowledge of FX client onboarding and financial crime compliance.

• Professional development in AML/KYC practices and regulatory requirements.

• Collaboration with international financial services and compliance teams.

• Exposure to customer risk assessment and institutional due diligence processes.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit an up-to-date CV outlining their AML/KYC experience, customer verification skills, and relevant financial services knowledge. A cover letter describing their experience with client due diligence or higher-risk customer reviews is encouraged. Applications should be submitted through the official application channel provided by the hiring organisation.

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