Senior Analyst, Financial Crime Compliance

Company Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Checkout, as we actively look for an experienced Financial Crime Compliance professional within our UK office. The successful candidate will have experience operating within regulated Fintech, Financial Services (or similar) background and have extensive knowledge of regulations surrounding Anti Money Laundering (AML), Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF), Tax Evasion, Bribery & Corruption and Fraud.

This is an excellent opportunity to create immediate impact and progress your career in a fast-growing payments company. 

The ideal candidate will have solid experience in financial crime compliance matters either at a global level, or at least within the UK. The role would suit a proactive and confident individual with strong analytical, organisational and technical skills, and one who can demonstrate the ability to exercise good judgement in a fast-paced environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Acts as point of escalation for high-risk clients
• Conducting KYB / KYC and AML compliance analysis escalated
• You will be expected to identify money laundering risk and maintain our systems and controls
• Investigating reports of suspicious activity and escalations from across the business including the transaction monitoring team, and
• Supporting as a point of reference for expertise in matters of anti-money laundering and prevention of terrorist financing
• Support the MLRO in reviewing the 1LOD's risk assessments of financial crime and ensure that are compliant with current policies and procedures; including AML, CTF, Tax Evasion, Sanctions and ABC
• Providing advice and training on Financial Crime matters
• Influencing and strengthening Financial Crime controls
• Assisting with the oversight of systems and controls for AML and CTF
• Working closely with the Risk and Compliance team and growing relationships across the business
• Building, and taking accountability for the UK AML/CTF risk management program and the undertaking of regular AML/CTF risk assessments
• Proactively identifying situations that may pose significant compliance risk to the UK entity and guides management in the development/reviewing/updating of relevant policies, procedures and business practices
• Driving a compliance review and analysis of new regulatory developments and maintaining oversight of developments impacting business activities
• Participating and collaborating in financial crime compliance advisory and integration projects
• Working cross-functionally across multiple teams to ensure execution against regulatory requirements and internal policies for financial crime
• Partnering cross-functionally, for example Product Owners to educate and drive the appropriate execution of financial crime compliance requirements

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years experience in a financial crime compliance role
• Solid knowledge of the regulations surrounding Financial Crime including but not limited to: The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, Criminal Finance Act, POCA, FCA guidance, FATF and JMLSG initiatives, Compliance reporting, planning and monitoring, FCA and NCA reporting requirements
• Compliance experience within a Financial environment, or similar
• Professional certifications (such as ICA) is desirable, however a commitment to study towards a this or a similar qualification would be great! 
• A clear communicator
• Able to write concise reports

Additional Information

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

• Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
• Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
• Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U
• Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

• Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
• Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
• Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U
• Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/