Background Screening Analyst
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I am a very hardworking professional with many years' experience in employment screening and business administration. A proactive problem solver, I am highly organised and possesses a strong intellect and analytical ability. Due to my previous experience, I am looking for work mainly as a Researcher, Analyst, Trainee Compliance Officer, Senior Administrator, Customer Service Advisor, or a Trainee Recruitment assistant/consultant.
However, I am happy to consider other positions if I appear to meet the job specification requirements.
Background Screening Analyst at Certn UK Ltd (formally Credence Background Screening) (2023-11 – 2026-03)
Responsible for all parts of a case including candidate contact (to confirm activity history, obtaining documents, query discrepancies) and obtaining references (employment, education, prof qual). Also contact clients to give case updates, request further information, request them to chase candidates. Other checks include credit & criminal (UK &
• International), address verifications (UK &
• International), sanctions, media, bankruptcy, directorship, civil litigation. Much of my role involves criminal records checks. DBS for England &
• Wales, Disclosure Scotland for Scotland, and Access NI for Northern Ireland. All have different document requirements. DBS &
• DS are integrated with our system, but Access NI checks are submitted via their own website. DBS responsibilities include standard & enhanced level. For these, I must refer to spreadsheets for the most common job titles and how the eligibility criteria are met, whether they are only enhanced checks or whether they are also eligible for the adult and/or child barred list checks, for example, working in schools. There is a list of criteria, known as Legislative Wordings.
Research Services Administrator at Vero Screening (now Accurate Background) (2021-07 – 2023-11)
As part of the Research Services Team, I covered all non-telephone-based work, such as the compliance and media and payment queue, where I processed all verifications that required payment, such as academic references and professional qualifications. I also carried out bespoke legal and regulatory checks, registry and disciplinary (UK and worldwide), Security Industry Checks, Medical authority checks, Address Checks, Financial Sanctions and Social Media Checks.
Background Screening Researcher at Vero Screening (now Accurate Background) (2020-10 – 2021-07)
Used bespoke in-house software system to gather candidate information and call companies to get employment references (HR department or Manager). I also used online services to perform ID checks. I also performed Compliance & sanctions checks on candidates. I also used LexisNexis to perform media checks on candidates, where many newspapers and publications are checked.
Background Screening Researcher at Vero Screening (now Accurate Background) (2017-05 – 2019-08)
Used bespoke in-house software system to gather candidate information and call companies to get employment references (HR department or Manager). I also used online services to perform ID checks. I also performed Compliance & sanctions checks on candidates. I also used LexisNexis to perform media checks on candidates, where many newspapers and publications are checked.
Criminal Record Check Administrator at Vero Screening (now Accurate Background) (2019-08 – 2020-04)
Analysed candidate questionnaires and documents before sending DBS & Disclosure Scotland checks for processing. I performed the basic level DBS & DS checks. Although my role mainly involved UK checks, international ones were also involved. After this role, I was placed on furlough for 6 months.
L2 Business Administration Apprenticeship at East Sussex County Council (2016-05 – 2017-05)
Based at the Transport Hub, creating tenders, creating and responding to correspondence on the e-tendering system, creating contracts, client records and necessary paperwork, recording tender returns and sending to procurement team, logging transport requests, creating and editing large scale budget reports on Excel, calculating transport routes for new clients, recording passenger trip data. This mainly involved school transport.
A-Level in Economics – Sussex Downs College (2010-09 – 2013-06)
Certificate in IFS Financial Studies (L3) – Sussex Downs College (2010-09 – 2013-06)
BTEC Level 3 in Business Studies – Sussex Downs College (2010-09 – 2013-06)
BTEC Level 3 in Science - Double Award (Subsidiary Diploma) – Sussex Downs College (2010-09 – 2013-06)
GCSE in 10 GCSEs – Filsham Valley School (Now St Leonards Academy) (2008-01 – 2010-06)
