Analyst, LOD1 Financial Crime Escalations

Summary

Join Zepz, a leading global remittance company, as a Financial Crime Analyst! You will play a crucial role in monitoring customer activities to ensure compliance with regulations and company policies. Your responsibilities include analyzing data, identifying high-risk relationships, conducting AML/KYC checks, and investigating suspicious activities. This role requires strong analytical, investigative, and communication skills. Zepz offers a competitive benefits package including unlimited annual leave, private medical cover, retirement plans, life assurance, and parental leave. We are a remote-first organization, offering flexibility and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Investigative and critical-thinking skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Adaptable to a fast-paced and changing environment
• Ability to manage tight processes, with accuracy and attention to detail
• Delivery-focused while maintaining a very high level of quality
• Highly disciplined person and self-motivated
• Inquisitive and collaborative/team-playing competencies
• Able to work on shifting schedule and on national holidays
• Able to render extra hours when needed
• Flexibility to work onsite

Responsibilities

• Monitor potential financial crime behavior
• Audit/Investigate/Analyze customer activities
• Conduct customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence work
• Escalate any suspicious activity/concerns to the appropriate team
• Conduct suspicious activity and reputational risk investigations as warranted
• Write narratives for suspicious activities and escalate to the appropriate 2nd line team for decision whether reportable or not
• Assist with any other Financial Crime related matters or special projects as identified and assigned by LOD1 Financial Crime management
• Carry out any other tasks as may be requested from time to time and/or specific assignments within Financial Crime Operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at working in Compliance, AML Regulations, and Fraud in an international banking or fintech/payments environment
• Knowledge of dealing with customer enhanced due diligence and screening, live transaction monitoring, post-transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity investigation

Benefits

• Unlimited Annual Leave
• Private Medical Cover
• Retirement
• Life Assurance
• Parental Leave
• Remote-first