Quality Control Analyst - Know Your Assets (KYA)

Who we are

Grant Thornton’s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project-by-project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team.

Joining us in Forensics

Grant Thornton’s Financial Crime & Investigations (FCI) is the first port of call for an increasing number of firms in the UK market when grappling with financial crime prevention, incident response, investigation and remediation.

Joining us as a Quality Control Analyst – Know Your Assets (KYA)in Forensics, you will initially work on a project delivering BAU and remedial KYA due diligence services for a large asset manager.Once this project is completed, you will have the freedom to continue working with us on projects that you choose, whether full or part-time within Forensics and support our clients and internal teams on short to medium-term assignments. We’re looking for a Quality Control Analyst to conduct detailed reviews of KYA due diligence and screening, to support our KYA Analysts and to help drive continuous improvement.

Skills we are looking for

• Completing QC checks on due diligence and screening outputs.
• Performing due diligence and screening alert investigations.
• Providing QC feedback to KYA Analysts.
• Providing technical support to KYA Analysts on complex cases.
• Maintaining QC logs and identifying risk trends, to improve team performance and enhance processes.
• Supporting counterparty communication and outreach.
• Assisting with MI and reporting.
• 2+ years in KYA/KYC/KYB (preferred).
• 1+ year in QC or audit.
• Experience in the asset management sector useful, but not essential.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills.
• Preferred qualifications: Financial Crime qualifications (CAMS / ICA), or ICAEW / ICAS qualified or other relevant qualification.

Doing what’s right ahead of what’s easy

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people and those who work alongside our teams, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone.Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect each other helps everyone to perform at the best of their ability and realize their potential.

How to join

You’ll first apply through our application website. We’ll ask you for your CV and some basic details. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process. If there’s interest to continue, we’ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks.

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