CDD Operations Analyst

You will assess transaction monitoring, customer verification, and sanctions-screening alerts and make timely decisions. You will investigate higher-risk customers, conduct enhanced due diligence, and escalate suspicious activity when required. You will fulfill partner due-diligence and RFI requests, respond to compliance-related customer tickets, and document clear recommendations. You will collaborate across functions and keep current with emerging AML typologies, risks, and criminal trends.

Responsibilities

• Assess transaction monitoring, customer verification, and sanctions screening alerts
• Make accurate and timely compliance decisions
• Perform enhanced due diligence on higher-risk customers
• Provide recommendations to Compliance leadership
• Review customers and transactions displaying red flags
• Escalate suspicious activity when required
• Fulfill due diligence and RFI requests from payments and banking partners
• Respond to compliance-related customer tickets
• Build knowledge of emerging AML typologies, risks, and criminal trends

Requirements

• 1-3 years of AML and/or CDD compliance experience within a fintech, financial institution, or advisory or audit company
• Experience with KYC reviews, ID verification, enhanced due diligence, sanctions, and transaction monitoring alerts
• Ability to independently assess customer risk and make defensible decisions
• Written and verbal English communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Sheets for case management and reporting
• Organisational skills and attention to detail