AML Analyst

Summary

Join Shakepay's AML Team as a detail-oriented AML Analyst and play a vital role in protecting Shakepay and its customers. You will conduct name screening, transaction monitoring, and investigate suspicious activities to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication. Whether you're experienced or eager to grow in AML, Shakepay offers opportunities for career development. Shakepay provides a supportive and collaborative environment with various benefits, including stock options, health and dental coverage, remote work options, a training budget, generous vacation time with a bonus, parental leave top-up, and team-building activities.

Requirements

• Strong data entry skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional areas
• Willingness to grow within your role and within the company
• Strong ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Review and investigate name screening alerts generated by internal systems against sanctions lists (e.g. Canada, UN, OFAC), PEP lists, Adverse Media, and other watchlists
• Investigate potential matches for accuracy and escalate true positives to senior compliance staff
• Maintain detailed records of rationales and decisions
• Investigate alerts generated by the AML transaction monitoring system
• Review and analyze customer transactions for patterns of unusual or suspicious activity
• Identify and document red flags related to potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or other illicit activities
• Conduct enhanced due diligence (EDD) on high-risk customers and entities
• Prepare and file Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in compliance with FINTRAC regulations
• File Large Virtual Currency Transaction Reports (LVCTRs) for applicable transactions, ensuring timeliness and accuracy

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior AML experience with a bank or fintech
• CAMS or CFCS certification
• Basic knowledge and familiarity with Bitcoin and virtual currencies
• Bilingualism (Eng/Fr)

Benefits

• Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation
• Yearly salary assessments
• Access to comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts
• Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto
• A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth
• 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation, we give you a $1,000 bonus
• Enjoy a parental leave top up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks
• Quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite to connect with each other