
AML Operations Analyst
LemFi
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Nigeria
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About the role
- Review & Decide: Assess transaction monitoring, customer verification, and sanctions screening alerts and make accurate, timely decisions.
- Investigate Risk: Perform enhanced due diligence on higher risk customers and provide clear, well reasoned recommendations to Compliance leadership.
- Escalate Appropriately: Conduct first level reviews of customers or transactions displaying red flags and escalate suspicious activity when required.
- Support Partners: Fulfill due diligence and RFI requests from payments and banking partners in line with agreed SLAs.
- Serve Customers: Respond to compliance related customer tickets with clarity, professionalism, and empathy.
- Collaborate & Learn: Work cross functionally and continuously build knowledge of emerging AML typologies, risks, and criminal trends.
Requirements
- 1-3 years of AML and/or CDD compliance experience within a fintech, financial institution, or advisory/audit company.
- Hands on experience with KYC reviews, ID verification, enhanced due diligence, sanctions and transaction monitoring alerts.
- Ability to independently assess customer risk and make defensible decisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Sheets for case management and reporting.
- Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Global team events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AML complianceCDD complianceKYC reviewsID verificationenhanced due diligencesanctions screeningtransaction monitoringrisk assessmentcase managementreporting
Soft Skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailprofessionalismempathycollaborationindependent decision makingclarity in writingproblem-solvingadaptability