KYC Analyst

🚨 WE’RE HIRING: KYC Analyst – CDD / EDD Analyst
📍 Location: Kuala Lumpur | On-site
🕘 Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 9.00 AM – 6.00 PM
💼 Level: Junior Associate
🏦 Industry: Banking / Financial Services
📌 Employment Type: Contract

Are you a KYC/AML professional looking to grow your career in a structured banking and compliance environment?
We are looking for a KYC Analyst (CDD/EDD) to join a Compliance Shared Services team supporting Retail & Commercial Banking clients, including Mandarin-speaking portfolios across Greater China.

🔎 Key Responsibilities
• Perform Customer Due Diligence (CDD) for new and existing customers
• Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for high-risk customers, PEPs and complex entities
• Perform sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening
• Conduct UBO identification and corporate structure analysis
• Review and interpret Mandarin-language corporate and KYC documents
• Prepare clear and well-supported KYC/EDD risk narratives in English
• Identify discrepancies, follow up on missing information and escalate red flags
• Maintain case quality and meet SLA, TAT and productivity targets
• Support QA reviews, audits and continuous process improvements

🎯 What We’re Looking For
✅ 1–3 years of KYC/AML experience within banking, financial services, regulated entities or KYC/BPO environments
✅ Hands-on experience in both CDD and EDD
✅ Knowledge of AML/CFT, sanctions, PEP and risk-based approach (RBA)
✅ Experience with KYC screening/case management tools such as World-Check, Actimize, Dow Jones or equivalent
✅ Good command of English, particularly for documentation and reporting
✅ Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Law, Business, Economics or related disciplines
✅ Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
✅ Comfortable working in a high-volume, SLA-driven environment

⭐ Added Advantage: CAMS, ICA AML certification, Greater China KYC experience, corporate banking exposure, or experience with complex ownership structures/VIEs.