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KYC / Compliance Analyst

Protect the financial system, and your organisation.

KYC and Compliance Analysts protect firms from financial crime through customer due diligence, screening and monitoring. It’s a stable, in-demand field, especially in fintech, with a clear entry point and no coding required.

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The complete KYC / Compliance Analyst field roadmap - everything worth learning, from fundamentals to advanced. Highlighted core topics are the ones we take you through in the UstackSchool programme.

Core - taught in the programmeRecommendedOptional / advanced

Foundations

KYC / AML fundamentals Financial crime types Regulatory landscape Role of compliance

Customer Due Diligence

CDD EDD Identity verification Risk rating Beneficial ownership Ongoing monitoring

Screening

Sanctions screening PEP screening Watchlists Adverse media False-positive handling

Transaction Monitoring

Monitoring rules & scenarios Alert investigation SAR / STR filing Typologies Case management

Risk Management

Risk-based approach Risk assessment KYC refresh Country & product risk

Regulations

AML regulations (FATF)GDPR & data privacy Local regulations 5AMLD / 6AMLD BSA

Fraud & Financial Crime

Fraud types Fraud detection Bribery & corruption Market abuse

Tools & Data

Excel Screening tools (World-Check)Case management systems Data analysis SQL basics

Reporting & Governance

SAR writing MI reporting Audit & QA Policies & procedures

Get job-ready

CDD case-pack capstone Portfolio Certifications (CAMS / ICA)Interview prep

Tools & technologies

Screening tools Case management systems Excel / Sheets World-Check-style databases CRM systems Document verification tools Ticketing systems Reporting tools

Free, open learning resources

Every topic and tool above links to our in-depth UstackSchool guide for KYC / Compliance Analyst. To go wider for free, these open resources also help:

freeCodeCamp →YouTube full course →More free resources →

Free resources build knowledge. UstackSchool adds the practical experience, evidence and support that get you hired.

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