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Junior Regulatory Compliance Analyst

Financial Compliance / Regulatory Analyst

Work a real compliance analyst seat at a bank: review transactions and accounts for regulatory red flags, apply BSA/AML and KYC basics, write up findings, escalate to a compliance officer, and finish with five artifacts you can put in front of an interviewer.
2.5 hrs taught · 5 to 9 hrs applied 7 modules 29 lessons 5 portfolio artifacts Completion certificate Updated August 2026
Created by the CertClue team
What you'll build

Real portfolio pieces built during the course, not a certificate for its own sake. Each one is work you can show.

  • Transaction monitoring alert investigation writeupA completed investigation of a flagged cash deposit pattern at the fictional Anchorfield Bank, laid out the way a real case file is: what triggered the alert, what was checked against the customer's known business, what was found, and a documented conclusion with its reasoning made explicit.
  • Customer due diligence review checklistA checklist a new analyst could follow to review a customer file for completeness: identity verification against CIP requirements, documented expected activity, a risk rating with its supporting reasoning, and enhanced due diligence triggers correctly identified.
  • Escalation memo to a compliance officerA one page escalation memo written from a simulated cluster of linked, suspicious looking activity: the concern stated up front, the specific facts checked and ruled out, an assessment clearly labeled as an assessment, and a specific ask with a timeframe.
  • Regulatory exam and audit request trackerA tracker built for a simulated regulatory exam document request: every item requested in the examiner's exact wording, who is responsible, current status, and the date provided, built to prove the full request was met on time.
  • SAR style narrative draft, training exerciseA training exercise narrative, written in the standard shape of a Suspicious Activity Report, for a fictional escalated case: who was involved, what happened in chronological order, why it was considered suspicious, and what response was taken.

What you'll learn

Fundamentals, kept short
The job description decoded
A day in the role
The recurring calendar
Live simulation, a week at Anchorfield Bank
Building the portfolio
What comes next

Course content · 7 modules, 29 lessons

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Just enough theory to function on your first week: what a compliance analyst actually does, who regulates a bank and why, the shape of BSA/AML and KYC, the consumer protection rules you will bump into constantly, the three lines of defense, and the numbers this job gets measured by.

What a regulatory compliance analyst actually does
Who regulates a bank, and why there are so many of them
BSA/AML and KYC, the basics you will use every day
Consumer protection basics, Reg E, Reg Z, and UDAAP
The three lines of defense, and where you sit in it
The numbers this job gets measured by, and why it is not the no department

Requirements

  • No prior experience in this field is required to start.
  • A computer with a reliable internet connection.
  • Comfortable using a web browser - no software to install.

Description

Every CertClue course follows the same seven-part shape: fundamentals, the role translated out of job-posting language, a real working day, the job's recurring rhythms, a multi-day simulation, the portfolio you build along the way, and a handoff into your next move. Here is what that looks like for junior regulatory compliance analyst.

Who this course is for

Anyone aiming to become a junior regulatory compliance analyst, including career changers with no background in it yet. This is the entry rung of a realistic ladder:

entry
Junior Regulatory Compliance Analyst

Works an alert queue, reviews customer files against policy, writes up findings, and escalates what needs a compliance officer's judgment. Learns the shape of BSA/AML, KYC, and consumer protection work under close supervision.

Alert investigation and writeupKYC and CDD file reviewEscalation and clear written documentationBasic regulatory literacy across BSA/AML and consumer protection rules
mid
Compliance Analyst / BSA Officer Associate

Handles more complex cases independently, drafts SAR narratives for review, supports exam and audit liaison directly, and begins contributing to policy and monitoring rule tuning rather than only working the alerts the rules produce.

Independent SAR narrative draftingExam and audit liaison supportMonitoring rule and threshold tuning inputPolicy review and gap identification
senior
Compliance Manager / BSA Officer

Owns the compliance program for an institution or a major business line, holds formal filing and account level decision authority, manages the team, and reports program health directly to senior management and the board.

Program ownership and filing authorityRegulatory exam management end to endBoard and senior management reportingPolicy setting and team leadership
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