Compliance Analyst - ABC

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Energy
The Role
Conduct due diligence, KYC and risk assessments for counterparties across global trading operations. Monitor alerts, review KYC documentation, assess PEPs/sanctioned entities, maintain counterparty data lifecycle, escalate issues, and coordinate with trading desks and external counterparties to ensure AML/CFT and sanctions compliance.
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Compliance Analyst - ABC

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Permanent

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Job Description:

The Compliance Analyst will report to the Regional Head of ABC Compliance, Americas, who oversees the implementation and monitoring of Know Your Counterparty (KYC), Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC), and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies.

The Compliance Analyst supports the implementation and daily operations of Gunvor Group’s ABC and AML compliance programs across Gunvor USA LLC. This role is responsible for conducting due diligence, managing KYC processes, and assessing compliance risks to ensure adherence to internal policies and international regulatory standards. Working closely with trading desks and support functions, the analyst plays a key role in safeguarding the organization against financial crime and reputational risks, while contributing to the development of a strong compliance culture.

The Compliance Analyst role requires a background in compliance, ideally with experience in commodity trading—particularly in the oil & gas sectors—or in the banking industry.
Main Responsibilities

  • Conduct counterparty KYC processes: including thorough due diligence, screenings and reputational searches.
  • Review KYC documentation and screenings to ensure compliance with Group standards and policies and verify accuracy and legitimacy of the counterparty.
  • Maintain counterparty data throughout commercial relationship lifecycle, ensuring system data accuracy.
  • Investigate low, medium, and high-risk counterparties against money-laundering, bribery, fraud, sanctions and suspicious activity.
  • Perform risk assessments on all new and existing counterparties, including PEPs and high-risk entities.
  • Review and clear WCO ongoing monitoring alerts daily, escalating to management as needed.
  • Review on a risk-based approach counterparties active in CMS with a focus on identifying key changes since onboarding, such as status, controllers, and adverse media.
  • Escalate high priority and critical reputational risk issues to management.
  • Communicate effectively with Gunvor stakeholders, including trading desks and support functions, to ensure accurate and prioritized due diligence checks.
  • Communicate effectively with external counterparties to ensure timely receipt of KYC documentation.
  • Assisting with due diligence efforts, including coordinating with Front Office, Legal, Credit, Operations, and other departments.
  • Support the Regional Head of ABC Compliance, Americas with various responsibilities as needed.

Education

  • Undergraduate degree from an accredited university.
  • Compliance, CAMS, CFCS, or similar certifications are a plus.

Experience

Experience of 3-5  years compliance experience preferably in the commodity trading business, with an oil major, or within the financial services / banking industry. Alternatively, experience conducting complex due diligence reviews or investigation in the banking sector, legal sector, on behalf of a regulator, or with due diligence services providers.

Skills

  • Demonstrable knowledge of international ABC and AML laws and compliance best practices.
  • Team player willing to support others in achieving our common goals.
  • Experience working with remote teams.
  • Experience working in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail. Candidate should be rigorous, process driven and goal oriented.
  • Good communication skills and autonomy.
  • Ability to support in developing a compliance culture within a company.
  • Stress tolerant and pro-active, comfortable with problem solving and a quick learner with the ability to adapt to changes with optimism.

Fluent in English, written and oral (other languages are a plus, particularly Spanish and/or Portuguese)

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Our people make all the difference in our success.

Skills Required

  • University degree (e.g., legal, economics or other)
  • Compliance / KYC certifications
  • 2-5 years professional experience in KYC, due diligence, or compliance (commodity trading, financial services, or energy sectors)
  • Proven experience conducting due diligence on high-risk counterparties and jurisdictions, including PEPs and sanctioned entities
  • Familiarity with AML-CFT, anti-bribery, and sanctions compliance frameworks
  • Experience working with screening tools, reputational databases, and risk assessment methodologies
  • Demonstrated ability to manage counterparty data throughout the full lifecycle (onboarding to offboarding)
  • Experience interacting with trading desks, legal, support functions, and external counterparties
  • Exposure to international compliance environments and working with remote teams
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving to remediate compliance issues and review alerts
  • Process-driven, goal-oriented, team player, proactive, quick learner, stress tolerant
  • Ability to work with a remote manager and liaise with remote compliance team members
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Excellent English language skills, written and spoken
  • Sense of humor
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The Company
HQ: Geneva
929 Employees

What We Do

Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy, metals and bulk materials from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, terminals, mining and upstream—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. More information can be found at www.gunvorgroup.com or @Gunvor

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