AML Screening Analyst

Our client, a financial services firm in Edinburgh, is recruiting for an AML Screening Analyst to join their team on 4-month temporary basis.

The role offers a hybrid working model and start date is ASAP.

Early application is essential!

• Previous financial crime, compliance, risk or financial services experience.


• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills.


• The ability to make objective, evidence-based decisions.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Review alerts generated through AML, sanctions, politically exposed person (PEP) and adverse media screening systems.


• Analyse information from internal systems and approved external sources to support investigations.


• Assess whether alerts are genuine matches, potential matches or false positives.


• Record investigation outcomes accurately and maintain clear audit trails.


• Complete alert reviews within agreed service level agreements and operational procedures.


• Escalate potential matches and higher-risk cases to senior Financial Crime colleagues.


• Support ongoing customer and counterparty screening activities, remediation exercises and data quality initiatives.


• Assist with workload prioritisation and backlog management.


• Adhere to AML, Financial Crime and Sanctions policies while handling confidential information appropriately.


• Identify opportunities to improve processes and screening effectiveness.


• Participate in training, quality assurance activities and knowledge sharing.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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