Data Analyst - AML/KYC - London

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About Northern Trust

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. 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.

Role overview

The Data Analyst will join our First Line of Defence (1LOD) Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Know Your Customer (KYC) function. The role reports to the Head of AML/KYC Program Management - First Line of Defence, within the office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The Data Analyst will analyze financial crime data to provide insights that drive strategic decisions for management and risk monitoring. Responsibilities include interpreting data from the AML/KYC system, building management information reports, mining data for planning, and informing management decisions; both tactical and strategic. Prepare reports and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure financial crime health and efficiency. Involvement in planning/design and configuration of data within system workflows and lineage across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Analysis and Modelling: Lead KYC data analysis to identify trends, gaps, and a reporting cadence to support decision-making and risk monitoring. Provide recommendations to business leaders for improving data completeness and to support remediation of data efforts.
• Data Management & Quality: Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency through cleaning, validation, and governance practices. Identify and address data-related issues, develop creative solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Data governance and quality assurance: Understand data management best practices and implement data quality controls.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop and monitor KPIs and KRIs in line with enterprise risk appetite; prepare financial crime reports, presentations, and dashboards for technical and non-technical audiences.

Data Mining Skills

• Data Preprocessing: Cleaning and preparing data for analysis, handling missing values and outliers
• Pattern Recognition: Identify trends, patterns and anomalies in large datasets
• Data Warehousing: Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and tools

Metric/Reporting Skills

• KPI Development: Define and track relevant KPIs
• Reporting Tools: Proficiency with Power BI or Tableau
• Data Interpretations: Translate data trends into actionable insights
• Automation: Automate reporting using Python scripts or Excel macros
• Data Governance: Understand governance principles for quality and compliance in reporting

Qualifications/Skills

• A college/university degree and/or relevant proven work experience
• Prior AML or KYC experience; with experience in management reporting
• Advanced knowledge of AML/KYC/financial crime regulations
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; expert Excel and PowerPoint
• Comfort manipulating large data sets from disparate sources
• Experience with Actimize and other KYC systems is beneficial
• Results-oriented, organized, collaborative team player
• Ability to interact with internal stakeholders at all levels
• Willingness to work extended hours when necessary
• Attention to detail; statistical analysis understanding; data visualization skills (Tableau/Power BI/Excel)
• Programming knowledge (Python or R)
• Transformation mindset; able to consolidate teams to create a Center of Expertise
• Strong leadership and collaboration
• Experience in end-to-end workflow design leveraging tech and process improvements

Working with Us

Northern Trust is committed to an inclusive workplace and flexible working arrangements. You will join a flexible and collaborative culture within a financially strong and stable organization. Movement within the organization is encouraged; senior leaders are accessible. We invite you to explore how your interests and experience could fit with one of the world\'s most admired and sustainable companies.

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation, please email MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

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Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology