Assistant Manager, Fund Administration – AML

Juniper Square

AML Assistant Manager overseeing operational AML/KYC compliance for private markets at Juniper Square. Collaborating with teams to ensure alignment with regulations and internal standards.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $80,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee the day to day operational AML/KYC lifecycle, including investor onboarding, ongoing monitoring, sanctions screening, and beneficial ownership identification.
Actively work the daily queue alongside the Compliance Associates while monitoring workflow distribution to ensure onboarding deadlines and operational targets are met.
Review and approve Associate-level determinations on sanctions screening, complex UBO analysis, and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) cases, serving as the primary quality gate before escalation to the AML Manager.
Investigate high complexity investor profiles and complex structures, including corporates, trusts, foundations, and high risk individuals such as Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
Review and validate AML reliance letters during the onboarding process to ensure third-party compliance meets required regulatory standards.
Identify recurring quality trends or knowledge gaps during daily casework reviews, feeding these insights back to the AML Manager to help shape future team training and workshops.
Drive the operational execution of ongoing remediation projects, KYC refresh exercises, AML reliance letter testing etc, while managing timelines and tracking data integrity metrics to ensure efficient file cleanups.
Review, validate, and sign off on investor FATCA and CRS (AEOI) operational workflows and documentation.
Serve as the primary BAU support and initial operational escalation point for compliance queries across both the Fund Administration and GPX business lines
Support the AML Manager with broader process optimizations, system platform migrations, and new fund launches as needed.
Assist in preparing ongoing, ad hoc operational metrics and report generation for senior leadership.
Maintain audit ready file standards across the entire team, assisting with the resolution of internal or external audit findings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Progressive operational AML/KYC experience within fund administration, private markets, alternative investments, with clear exposure to high volume execution.
Proven experience participating in, coordinating, or executing AML remediation projects, KYC refresh initiatives, or recurring regulatory testing cycles.
Direct experience mentoring and coaching team members in an operational compliance environment.
Advanced proficiency in analyzing complex entity structures, with deep expertise in reviewing Trust Deeds, Operating Agreements, LP Agreements, and constitutional documentation to identify Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs).
Demonstrated experience reviewing, vetting, and executing AML reliance letters, alongside a strong understanding of annual reliance testing protocols.
Regulatory Fluency: Strong knowledge of global AML/KYC frameworks, specifically the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN guidelines (including the AML/CFT rule for RIAs and ERAs), CIMA, and CSSF.
Clear understanding of jurisdictional beneficial ownership thresholds and tax transparency frameworks including FATCA and CRS (AEOI).
Advanced proficiency in AML screening systems, open source investigative research, and commercial databases such as LexisNexis.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to analyze, summarize, and translate complex compliance findings into clear actionable guidance.
Ability to multitask effectively and action matters promptly in a high volume, fast paced environment while handling confidential information with appropriate discretion.
Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to maintain extreme attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelor’s degree required, with CAMS or similar professional compliance certification preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
Life insurance
Mental wellness coverage
Fertility and growing family support
Flex Time Off in addition to company-paid holidays
Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies
Retirement saving plans
Allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home
Annual professional development stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

AMLKYCEnhanced Due DiligenceFATCACRSinvestor onboardingsanctions screeningbeneficial ownership identificationregulatory testingcomplex entity analysis

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsorganizational skillsmultitaskingattention to detailcoachinganalytical skillscommunication skillsproblem-solvingtime managementdiscretion

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeCAMS