KYC Screening Representative (3 month FTC)

About us

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. 

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help! 

And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The role

We are looking for a detail-oriented KYC Screening Specialist to join our Customer Operations on a temporary basis. In this role, you will be directly handling Certain KYC tasks such as Screening and KYC. 

The ideal candidate possesses a "detective" mindset, thrives in high-volume environments, and understands that behind every alert is a critical regulatory requirement.

Position Overview

• Role: KYC Screening Specialist 
• Duration: 3 months
• Location: Latvia (Hybrid) / first month expected to be on-site later as a hybrid

 

Key Responsibilities

Your primary focus will be the daily processing of screening alerts to ensure our firm remains compliant with global AML (Anti-Money Laundering) regulations.

Alert Adjudication: Review and analyze hits generated by automated screening tools against global Sanctions lists (e.g., OFAC, EU, UN, HMT) and PEP databases.

False Positive Management: Distinguish between "False Positives" and potential matches through meticulous research and data comparison.

Case Investigation: For potential matches, conduct enhanced due diligence (EDD) using open-source intelligence (OSINT) and internal records to validate the entity's identity.

Escalation: Promptly escalate confirmed PEPs or true Sanction matches to the Senior Compliance Officer or Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

 

 What excites us:

• Previous KYC experience. Involvement in Screening tasks is preferred. 
• Ability to work with large volumes of data sets and link information from different sources
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Interest in law, compliance, and politics.

 

Salary range: € 1300- € 1950 (gross)

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point (€ 1300- €1625 (gross)) of the pay range until performance can be assessed in the role. Offers will take into account the level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

(some of) The good stuff

• Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
• Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period
• Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle
• Equity - all permanently employed GCs get equity to help you make a valuable contribution
• Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
• Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget
• Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)

Life at GoCardless  

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Working this way creates the GC magic- the reason we all love showing up to work. 

Diversity & Inclusion

As of April 2025, we had 806 employees (GeeCees) globally, with 524 based in the UK, 163 based in Latvia and 119 across our other offices.

To ensure that we're representative of the world around us - and to be able to review relevant benchmarks - we ask GeeCees to voluntarily disclose diversity data. This year, the proportion of GeeCees providing data increased to 88% (up from 79% in 2024). With regards to diversity within GoCardless, we can see GeeCees identifying as:

Asian, Black, Mixed or Other — 25% 

Neurodiverse — 9% 

LGBTQIA+ — 9% 

Disabled — 1% 

Average age — 33

We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you need extra support.

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report 

Sustainability 

We’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations. In 2021 we became co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, a group of businesses committed to taking climate action as part of the UNFCCC Race to Zero. We aim to reduce our impact and to create positive change on the natural world. Check out our sustainability action plan here. 

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