Financial Crimes Compliance Associate

• Fraud Detection & Analysis: Analyze daily high-risk fraud indicators and surveillance reports to identify suspicious activity, applying critical thinking and regulatory knowledge to assess potential risk
• Regulatory Interpretation: Interpret applicable financial crimes and anti-money laundering regulations, applying them to business operations and client activity to ensure compliance and mitigate risk
• Escalation & Reporting: Review, research, and respond to escalated surveillance and screening alerts. Prepare detailed escalation memos to alert clients or internal stakeholders of potential suspicious activity
• Collaboration & Issue Resolution: Partner with Client, Operations, and Services Teams to track, research, and resolve inquiries, complaints, and escalations related to potential financial crimes
• Data Logging & Reporting: Maintain accurate records of suspicious activity investigations and prepare data for management and client reporting
• Process Improvement & Compliance Projects: Collaborate on improving procedures, workflows, and platform features to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of security reviews. Support Legal and Compliance team initiatives to scale financial crime mitigation strategies
• Independent Judgment: Exercise discretion and analytical judgment when reviewing alerts, escalating issues, and recommending procedural or operational improvements

• A Bachelor's degree in business, finance and/or criminal justice
• Experience performing fraud detection or anti-money laundering functions
• Comfort working in a fast-paced start-up environment with a substantial degree of autonomy
• Exceptional analytical and detail-oriented aptitude
• a high degree of accuracy is required
• Strong critical-thinking skills, with the ability to analyze information, identify patterns, and make sound, evidence-based decisions
• Ability to manage time effectively, set priorities, and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with productivity tools, especially JIRA
• Experience with research tools like LexisNexis

Experience working at a financial institution or fintech or high growth startup

• Competitive health coverage
• Generous vacation offering
• Hybrid office policy
• Great 401(k) plan
• Eligible to participate in the Company Bonus Pool
• Eligible to receive new hire equity in the Company