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KYC/AML Analyst

KYC / AML Analyst

Learn how a bank actually verifies who a customer is, screens for sanctions and PEP risk, monitors transactions for suspicious activity, and writes the case file a BSA/AML officer can act on, finishing with artifacts you can show an interviewer.
9 learners 2.5 hrs taught · 4.5 to 8 hrs applied 7 modules 27 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.

  • Customer due diligence fileA complete CDD file for a mock small business customer: entity verification, beneficial owners and control, expected activity written specifically enough to compare real transactions against later, and a defended initial risk rating.
  • Beneficial ownership worksheetA worksheet tracing a layered mock legal entity's ownership down to the natural persons behind it, identifying which individuals cross a beneficial ownership threshold and which hold control regardless of ownership share.
  • Enhanced due diligence risk memoA memo justifying an EDD risk rating for a mock higher risk customer, built for a senior reader who was not in the room: why EDD applies, how source of funds or wealth was verified, and a recommended rating with a review cycle attached.
  • Alert investigation case noteA conceptual, SAR-style investigation narrative for a mock structuring or rapid movement alert: what triggered it, what was checked, the facts found, a clearly labelled assessment, and a specific recommendation.
  • Escalation summaryA one page escalation summary built from the investigation note, addressed to a BSA/AML officer: the pattern, the key finding, the recommendation, and exactly what the customer has and has not been told.

What you'll learn

Fundamentals, kept short
The job, decoded
A day in the seat
The rhythm of the job
Into the simulation
Building the portfolio
What's next

Course content · 7 modules, 27 lessons

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What money laundering actually is, why banks and regulators care, the difference between KYC and AML, and where this job sits inside a compliance program. General grounding, not legal advice, because real programs vary by institution and by jurisdiction.

Why this job exists
KYC and AML are not the same thing
Who sets the rules, in broad terms
What happens when a program fails

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 kyc/aml analyst.

Who this course is for

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

entry
KYC/AML Analyst

Builds CDD and EDD files, clears or escalates sanctions and PEP screening hits, and works the transaction monitoring queue under supervision from a team lead.

Customer due diligenceIdentity and beneficial ownership verificationSanctions and PEP screeningCase documentation
mid
Senior KYC/AML Analyst / AML Investigator

Owns more complex EDD casework and alert investigations with less oversight, drafts SAR style narratives for the BSA/AML officer's review, and mentors newer analysts.

Complex EDD caseworkSAR narrative draftingAlert quality reviewMentoring junior analysts
senior
BSA/AML Officer / AML Compliance Manager

Owns the AML program end to end: makes final filing decisions, manages the analyst team, and represents the program to examiners and regulators.

Program governanceRegulatory filing authorityExaminer and regulator liaisonTeam and budget management
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