About Northern Trust
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since ****.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity.
With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Senior KYC Analyst Position
Northern Trust is seeking a Senior KYC Analyst to join the enterprise First Line of Defence (1LOD) Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Know Your Customer (KYC) function.
The role reports to a KYC Operations Team Lead, within the Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO).
This position supports the timely end to end AML/KYC process across client onboarding, periodic reviews, and event driven reviews, ensuring compliance with Northern Trust policies and procedures.
Role Overview
The Senior KYC Analyst is responsible for supporting Lines of Business in the execution of AML/KYC requirements across onboarding, periodic, and event driven reviews.
The role involves performing detailed reviews of client information and documentation, including complex and high risk cases, while supporting KYC Analysts with subject matter expertise and guidance to ensure consistent, high quality outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Create and maintain KYC records by obtaining information and supporting documentation from internal and external sources
Work alongside Relationship Managers and client facing teams to obtain documentation required to meet KYC requirements directly from clients
Review information and documentation received to ensure compliance with Northern Trust AML/KYC policies and procedures
Validate information within the KYC system of record and ensure Customer Identification Program (CIP) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) is fully complete and accurate
Perform Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high risk clients, including Politically Exposed Person (PEP) analysis and completion of relevant EDD forms
Analyse complex ownership structures to determine risk exposure and applicable jurisdictional KYC requirements
Work with Second Line of Defence (2LOD) and the KYC Centre of Excellence (CoE) / Program Management teams regarding policy or procedural questions
Ensure follow ups are performed in a timely manner to complete KYC within required deadlines and meet KRI / KPI targets
Provide regular updates to stakeholders on progress and outstanding requirements
Support KYC Analysts with complex KYC queries to minimise outreach to external teams
Attend and participate in regular AML awareness training sessions to support the quality and consistency of deliverables
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate should have a fair amount of the following qualifications & experience
A college or university degree and/or equivalent relevant professional experience
Prior experience in an AML/KYC function
Experience analysing complex ownership structures to determine risk exposure and jurisdiction specific KYC requirements
Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team player with strong time management skills
Proven experience being an effective communicator with stakeholders
Strong attention to detail with an analytical mindset
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
Reasonable Accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email
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