Financial Crime Analyst, AML, KYC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Review and adjudicate transaction-monitoring alerts using alert packets, KYC/CDD profiles, and transaction histories.

• Record alert outcomes and draft SAR narratives when necessary.

• Examine client onboarding/KYC packets for thoroughness and identify any document discrepancies.

• Generate lists for remediation.

• Address complex beneficial ownership structures utilizing 10%/25% UBO thresholds.

• Evaluate sanctions and adverse media alerts as true matches, false positives, or escalations, providing rationales.

• Manage supervisory alert queues efficiently.

• Handle card fraud cases and disputes.

• Analyze flagged communications in relation to trade records.

• Conduct timed mock case exercises and create draft analyst deliverables evaluated against a rubric.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 3 years of direct experience in AML/financial crime, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, fraud/disputes, or transaction monitoring within a bank, fintech, payments company, or MSB.

• Familiarity with FinCEN/FATF/OFAC regulations and SAR/CDD documentation standards.

• Ability to provide clear, defensible written rationales.

• CAMS/ACAMS or CFE certification is preferred.

• Preferred experience in enhanced due diligence/entity unwinding.

• Knowledge of SQL or transaction analytics is preferred.

• Background in fintech/payments is preferred.

• Candidates must be based in the US.

• Cannot support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position that allows for flexible scheduling.

• Project timelines can be adjusted based on requirements and performance.

• Receive weekly payments through Stripe or Wise based on services provided.

• Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.