Senior Financial Crimes Specialist, Global Sanctions Model Governance
Wells Fargo
SQL
Job Level
Junior
Tech Stack
Spark
About the role
- Report directly to the MLRO and work closely with Heads of Compliance and the wider financial crime team to implement the compliance and fraud program for Taptap Send’s global business
- Identify risks and prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and corruption taking place on the platform
- Evaluate transactions that are high risk for money laundering using internal technology and third-party software
- Review potentially sanctioned customers or recipients and review politically exposed customers
- Establish rapport with customers contacted during investigations
- Review escalated cases from Customer Service
- Escalate suspicious activity to the MLROs, rationalising and defending decisions as needed
- Perform diligence on customers to understand who they are and their risk profile
- Assist and respond to information requests from local authorities
- Support the counter fraud team from time to time
Requirements
- A good understanding of general AML legislation and regulations
- 1+ years experience in a regulated financial institution in a compliance or compliance-related role, ideally within a startup fintech environment or a remittance company
- An interest in using technology to address fraud and compliance issues
- Experience with compliance systems (transaction monitoring, sanction screening, etc)
- Attention to detail while still seeing the bigger picture
- The initiative to work independently to pursue your analysis
- Good communication skills and the ability to clearly express opinions and concerns
- Willingness to work flexible hours
- Proficiency in English (required) and one other language (ideally French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Arabic or Portuguese)
- The right to work in Morocco
