Anti-Money Laundering Analyst

About Albany Beck

Albany Beck is a specialized Financial Services Consultancy committed to assisting institutions in achieving complex transformation projects while enhancing internal capabilities for sustainable growth. The company emphasizes continuous professional learning and development for its employees, offering both challenging assignments and career advancement opportunities.

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled AML Analyst to join a Financial Services client in Dublin on an initial fixed-term contract lasting three months. This position focuses primarily on Investor AML/KYC processes within a funds and private markets context, with responsibilities spanning investor onboarding, ongoing due diligence, and remediation efforts. The ideal candidate will have practical experience conducting KYC reviews for institutional investors and complicated legal entities, beyond sanctions screening or transaction monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute comprehensive AML/KYC reviews for both institutional and individual investors involved in private equity and private markets funds.
• Perform detailed due diligence examining complex legal entities such as SPVs, trusts, partnerships, and corporate structures.
• Analyze constitutional documents, beneficial ownership arrangements, and verify source of wealth and funds information.
• Conduct customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) consistent with investor risk profiles.
• Engage directly with investors and internal teams to collect outstanding KYC documentation and information.
• Evaluate and assign investor risk ratings in accordance with internal AML guidelines and regulatory standards.
• Assist with periodic AML/KYC reviews and remediation initiatives.
• Identify and escalate cases involving high-risk, unusual or complex investor profiles when necessary.
• Ensure all onboarding and review duties comply with predefined service level agreements (SLAs).
• Maintain thorough and accurate AML/KYC files and related documentation.

Required Experience and Skills

• A minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in AML/KYC within funds, asset management or fund administration sectors.
• Extensive hands-on knowledge reviewing Investor AML/KYC documentation, especially for institutional and entity investors.
• Expertise in conducting thorough CDD and EDD on intricate ownership and beneficial ownership frameworks.
• Solid understanding of private equity and private markets fund structures.
• Experience handling SPVs, trusts, partnerships, and corporate entities during due diligence.
• In-depth familiarity with source of wealth and source of funds criteria.
• Knowledgeable about Irish and EU AML laws and regulatory requirements.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to juggle multiple cases effectively.
• Self-motivated with capacity to meet strict onboarding and remediation timelines independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in fund administration or alternative investments environment.
• Previous involvement in AML/KYC remediation or periodic review projects.
• Exposure to private equity, private credit, real estate, or other alternative investment funds.
• Experience collaborating directly with institutional investors and investor servicing departments.

Personal Attributes

• Analytical mindset with meticulous attention to detail.
• Comfortable analyzing complex ownership structures and spotting inconsistencies or missing data.
• Efficient at handling competing priorities under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Confident in communications with investors and senior internal stakeholders.
• Proactive and capable of working autonomously from the beginning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.