Senior Compliance Analyst

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Senior Compliance Analyst investigating suspicious activity and high-risk customers for NALA, a global consumer and B2B payments company. Leading SARs, regulatory responses, transaction analysis, and financial crime risk controls.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead complex investigations into suspicious activity and high-risk customers across products and jurisdictions
  • Respond to regulatory exams, internal audits, and partner reviews with timely and accurate documentation
  • Oversee and complete escalated SARs, supporting officers in regulatory report submission
  • Manage LEA requests and court order responses in line with local laws and data policies
  • Train and mentor the 2LOD team and new hires on escalation frameworks and investigative techniques
  • Conduct detailed transaction analysis to support risk rule refinement and typology development
  • Draft and maintain clear, auditable desk procedures for 1LOD and 2LOD teams
  • Support ad hoc projects and initiatives at the request of the Head of Compliance and the MLRO
  • Deliver training sessions to upskill the remote 2LOD team on escalation and investigation standards
  • Respond to regulatory and partner queries within required timelines and without errors
  • Implement updated escalation and decision matrices
  • Identify and document three or more new suspicious activity typologies for internal use and partner reporting

Requirements:

  • Proven experience in financial crime investigations, including SAR/STR handling and typology development
  • Strong working knowledge of CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, and AML regulations in high-risk jurisdictions
  • Experience managing LEA requests and handling confidential legal correspondence
  • Ability to interpret complex transaction patterns and assess financial crime risk
  • Confident decision-making and clear documentation of rationale
  • Experience working in an international money transfer business
  • Prior experience training or mentoring junior investigators (nice to have)
  • Experience with regulatory exams or internal audit preparation in fintech or financial institutions (nice to have)

Benefits:

  • 35 days off: 27 days plus 8 bank holidays if UK-based
  • Birthday leave: an additional day off during the birthday month
  • Enhanced parental leave: 16 weeks of full pay for the primary caregiver and 4 weeks of full pay for the secondary caregiver after probation
  • Enhanced pension: salary sacrifice pension scheme via Penfold
  • Global Workspace: access to WeWork locations worldwide
  • Learning and development budget of $1,000 annually
  • Hybrid working for people who come to the London office, four days a week
  • Themed snacks and Friday lunch for London office employees
  • Monthly socials for London office employees
  • Free barista-style coffee for London office employees