Senior Compliance/AML Associate

at  LemFi

ABOUT OUR COMPANY:

LemFi (YC S21, Series A) is a financial technology company reshaping how the diaspora community in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom move their money globally. We build products and services that allow our customers to send, receive, manage and do more with their money in one app. We are 1 Million Customers and more strong, come join us to help build the future of financial services for immigrants across the globe.

• Ability to apply advanced risk-based AML/CFT/sanctions compliance knowledge when approving customer requests and actioning alerts;
• Serve as a compliance unit subject matter expert for Analysts and other LemFi employees;
• Maintain responsibility for the update and accuracy of tracking logs;
• Assist the Unit Manager and/or Team Lead in overseeing the work quality and capacity of Analysts;
• Conduct fraud and AML case investigations;
• Organise and provide compliance and operational training;
• Provide management with ongoing, insightful updates and data metrics on compliance operational tasks;
• Escalate concerns and urgent matters to Compliance Management;
• Perform enhanced due diligence on higher-risk customers and provide recommendations on the customer relationship to the Compliance Officer;
• Engage in cross-functional responsibilities and assist the Team Lead, Unit Manager and Compliance Management on an ad hoc basis where needed;
• Actively develop and maintain knowledge of AML and criminal trends, methods and typologies, and subsequently applying these to the assessment of customer identification, verification, and behavioural data to identify unusual activity;
• Manage KPI and work shift schedules for the team