Senior Compliance Analyst, AML – Anti-Money Laundering
ACA Group
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Lead end-to-end AML/KYC due diligence for complex investors across SCSp, RAIF, SICAV-RAIF and other Luxembourg AIF structures
- Perform CDD and EDD, including complex UBO/control analysis, ownership tree construction, source of wealth/source of funds corroboration, and independent research
- Conduct sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening and manage escalations to centralized screening or compliance teams
- Assign and document investor risk ratings using the prescribed risk-assessment methodology
- Act as the primary escalation point for complex or high-risk files, preparing evidence packs for review committees and approval bodies
- Draft comprehensive EDD narratives, acceptance/rejection recommendations, and document decision trails for governance oversight
- Perform QC/QA reviews on analyst work and support oversight sampling activities
- Identify control gaps, defects, and training needs and propose remediation plans
- Prepare reporting inputs for governance committees covering SLAs, KPIs, backlogs, risk distribution, screening outcomes, and defects
- Support regulatory response preparation by drafting evidence bundles, summaries, and audit-ready documentation
- Contribute to independent testing, lookbacks, remediation tracking, and periodic compliance reviews
- Train and mentor junior analysts; support onboarding of new team members
- Support major implementation activities, including repository setup, workflows, dual-run periods, and stabilization cycles
Requirements
- 5–7+ years of AML/KYC or financial crime experience, ideally within EU-regulated fund environments (Luxembourg AIFs strongly preferred)
- Deep understanding of Luxembourg AML/CFT requirements, governance expectations, and investor types
- Demonstrated experience performing EDD, analyzing complex structures, and preparing high-risk recommendations
- Strong written communication and ability to produce audit-ready documentation
- Experience with QC/QA frameworks and remediation tracking.
Benefits
- an annual discretionary bonus
- pension
- private medical insurance
- group life insurance
- group income protection
- subsidized corporate gym membership
- season ticket loan
- employee assistance programme
- up to 26 days of annual holiday allowance
- statutory bank holidays
- days off for work anniversary, career development, and volunteering
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AMLKYCCDDEDDUBO analysisownership tree constructionsource of wealth corroborationrisk assessment methodologyQC/QA reviewsregulatory response preparation
Soft Skills
written communicationmentoringtrainingproblem-solvinganalytical thinking