🏦 Banking & Lending · Mid level

KYC/AML Analyst: CV guide, skills and keywords

Role snapshot

A KYC/AML Analyst focuses on customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reporting. This page shows what to put on a KYC/AML Analyst CV, which skills and keywords to include, how to write achievement bullets and which qualifications strengthen your application.

Professional summary starter

KYC/AML Analyst with [X] years of experience in customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reporting. Strong in customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reports, using Core banking systems and Credit rating tools. Known for [one measurable result] and for working closely with colleagues across finance and the business. Seeking a KYC/AML Analyst role where I can add measurable value.

Replace each [bracket] with your own facts. Edit the wording until it sounds like you.

Core skills to show

Customer due diligenceTransaction monitoringSuspicious activity reportsSanctions screening

Related keywords recruiters search for

Customer due diligenceTransaction monitoringSuspicious activity reportsSanctions screeningcredit appraisalrisk gradingportfolio monitoringKYCAMLtrade financeletter of creditNPAunderwritingrelationship managementcovenantsregulatory compliance

Tools and standards

Tools

  • Core banking systems
  • Credit rating tools
  • MS Excel
  • Loan origination systems
  • Sanctions screening tools
  • CRM

Standards and frameworks

  • Credit policy
  • KYC / AML regulations
  • Regulatory capital and reporting rules
  • UCP 600 for trade finance

Achievement bullet ideas

Start each bullet with a strong verb and add a number, scale or time saved.

  • Reviewed [X]+ customer files a month with [X]% quality score
  • Investigated [X] alerts and filed [X] suspicious activity reports
  • Cut alert backlog by [X]% through better triage
  • Managed a portfolio of [amount] with non-performing assets below [X]%.

How to quantify achievements honestly →

Suggested CV structure

  1. Professional summary
  2. Experience
  3. Core skills and tools
  4. Certifications
  5. Education
  6. Key achievements
  7. Languages, awards and optional sections

Quote portfolio size, turnaround and asset quality. Show regulatory awareness: KYC, AML, credit policy.

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