Compliance Specialist at Visa

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Oct, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Acumen, Analytical Skills, Written Communication, Team Player, Accountability, Customer Due Diligence, Know Your Customer, Sanction Screening, Problem Solving, Risk Assessment, Compliance, Stakeholder Management, Project Work, Client Experience, Ownership, Learning

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa. Job Description The role involves being a core part of the compliance operational team at onboarding. It entails performing KYC, CDD & EDD on new corporate and individual customers & assessing the risks presented against the Currencycloud risk appetite in each case and will report into the Onboarding Manager. This is a hybrid role with the requirement for you to attend our Cardiff office Tuesdays - Thursdays. Roles & Responsibilities - more details: Conduct a review of clients' applications at the point of onboarding Assess and carry out appropriate customer due diligence (CDD) and know-your-customer (KYC) on new clients Conduct sanction/PEP screening and investigate potential hits Provide good client experience to stakeholders - being part of a smooth customer journey Undertake assigned Compliance project work Proactively escalate urgent cases to management for further review What skills are required: Good business acumen - leveraging this to weigh up risks presented in each case Highly analytical - using presented evidence / data to form an assessment on the risk Excellent written communication - leveraging this to work with stakeholders and problem solve each case to deliver correct outcomes Team player who enjoys learning new things, sharing knowledge and working with others to form correct outcomes on new applications Being accountable and taking ownership of client applications from start to finish Qualifications At least 1 year's experience in a finance / compliance field University degree in business or sciences / equivalent Prior experience in a compliance onboarding function is preferred Additional Information Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Responsibilities

The Compliance Specialist will conduct reviews of client applications during onboarding, performing KYC, CDD, and EDD assessments. They will also escalate urgent cases to management and ensure a smooth customer journey.