Compliance Associate

Capi Money

Compliance Associate managing KYC and transaction monitoring processes for a fintech startup. Supporting compliance initiatives while collaborating closely with legal and financial teams in a growing global market.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeParis • 🇫🇷 FranceJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct KYC/KYB reviews and prepare onboarding recommendations, escalating high-risk or ambiguous cases (including complex ownership structures, PEPs, and clients in high-risk jurisdictions) to senior team members and/or the MLRO.
Support Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) case preparation under the guidance of senior colleagues.
Help keep KYB processes operationally efficient as well as compliant, working with the Product team to flag friction points without compromising our regulatory standards.
Contribute to scaling onboarding and refresh processes as Capi grows into new markets.
Review flagged transactions and clear sanctions screening alerts in a timely, thorough way, working to defined SLAs.
Handle follow-ups with customers and internal teams to gather information needed to clear cases.
Escalate unusual fact patterns or potential financial-crime typologies to senior team members.
Draft SAR/STR write-ups for senior review, and document case decisions clearly.
Assist with information gathering for new partner and payment corridor due diligence.
Help respond to regulatory and partner document requests.
Support the team in implementing compliance processes as Capi launches into new markets.
Monitor regulatory developments across Capi’s jurisdictions in North America, Africa and Europe and translate them into practical, timely guidance for the business.
Advise on new product launches, market entries, and partnerships - giving clear, commercial, risk-proportionate guidance.
Enforce Capi’s compliance policies and procedures and propose changes to them if you spot any improvements that could be made.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2-5 years in compliance, AML, or a related role (fintech, payments, or banking background a plus)
Hands-on experience with KYB, transaction monitoring, or customer due diligence
Exposure to African markets, even if indirect, is a real advantage
Familiarity with UK FCA rules; Canadian regulatory experience (FINTRAC) is a bonus
Foundational understanding of UK AML/KYC obligations
Sharp attention to detail — you catch things others miss.
Clear communicator, written and verbal; able to summarise compliance findings and rationale in plain language.
Comfortable using data and tools to make better decisions, not just gut feel.
A natural AI user — you default to finding smarter, faster ways to work.
Fluent in English and French.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Real impact: You will touch every payment corridor we operate, working on problems that matter for businesses across Africa
Grow fast: You will learn quickly — from a senior compliance team, across multiple jurisdictions, in a business that is moving fast
Compliance as an enabler: We genuinely believe compliance should accelerate the business, not slow it down. We will expect you to help prove that
International team: We are ambitious, data-driven, and we value people who speak up and push for better

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Hard Skills & Tools

KYCKYBEnhanced Due Diligencetransaction monitoringcustomer due diligenceAMLSARSTRregulatory compliancefinancial crime typologies

Soft Skills

attention to detailclear communicationwritten communicationverbal communicationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilitydecision-makingcommercial awareness