About this role
KYC Analyst (3-MONTH CONTRACT WITH VIEW TO EXTENSION)
NEWCASTLE LOCATION (5DPW IN OFFICE)
£250 - 275 P/D - INSIDE IR35
The Opportunity
We are working with a growing financial services organisation seeking a KYC Analyst to join its Newcastle-based team. This role will be responsible for conducting customer due diligence, supporting client onboarding, and ensuring compliance with AML, sanctions, and regulatory requirements.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with KYC, CDD, EDD, or financial crime experience who is looking to develop their career within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews for new and existing clients.
- Complete customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) investigations.
- Review corporate ownership structures, beneficial ownership, trusts, partnerships, and complex entities.
- Assess client risk profiles and ensure appropriate documentation has been obtained.
- Perform sanctions, PEP, adverse media, and screening checks.
- Identify and escalate financial crime risks and suspicious activity where appropriate.
- Liaise with front office, compliance, and operational teams to resolve KYC-related queries.
- Support periodic reviews and remediation projects.
- Ensure all records are maintained accurately and in line with regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to process improvements and regulatory change initiatives.
Requirements
- Previous experience within KYC, AML, CDD, EDD, Financial Crime, or Client Onboarding.
- Experience reviewing both individual and corporate customers.
- Understanding of AML regulations and financial crime controls.
- Ability to analyse complex ownership structures and source supporting documentation.
- Strong attention to detail and investigative mindset.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple cases while meeting deadlines.
About compliance & regulatory roles for ex-police
Compliance, AML and regulatory roles. Working to PACE, RIPA and CPIA is a stronger regulatory grounding than most civilian applicants can offer — firms increasingly recognise this.
See all compliance & regulatory jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne →Why this fits a police background — match score 80/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Intelligence & OSINT
- Investigative casework
- Working to legislation & regulation
What compliance & regulatory roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Compliance analyst | £32,000–£42,000 |
| Compliance / AML officer | £40,000–£55,000 |
| Compliance manager | £55,000–£80,000 |
| Senior manager / head of compliance | £80,000–£120,000+ |