Compliance Analyst

Job Description:

Compliance Analyst

Job Description

At Remitly, we help people around the world send over $6 billion around the globe inspired by our mission to accomplish our promise to immigrants to send money across the world. Sending money is faster, easier, and costs less with our all-digital money transfer platform. We want to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial service products on the planet. At Remitly, your work has a direct and positive impact on people around the globe. Your work matters, every day.

As an online money transmitter, Remitly is growing while maintaining high customer service, performance and compliance standards. Remitly is a licensed financial services company in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, and Ireland. Each of these jurisdictions requires, among other items, that Remitly maintain a comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing program. 

The Role:

This role will report to the Global Compliance team and primarily support Remitly’s obligation to oversee its financial partners. Your role is crucial to maintaining a compliant partner network as well as identifying potential risks to Remitly’s business and reputation. A typical day would include coordination with external partners to collect due diligence documents, analyzing partner compliance programs for risks, drafting due diligence reports, organizing supporting documentation, discussing technical compliance matters with partner compliance teams, responding to due diligence review requests from partners, and monitoring adverse media alerts. 

As needed, this role may also support other regulatory compliance tasks such as leading compliance monitoring reviews, pulling reports for regulatory reporting, assisting in onsite compliance reviews at partner headquarters, and preparing responses to law enforcement requests. 

We are looking for exceptional people who are willing to roll up their sleeves in a fast-paced technology environment. The successful candidate must excel as a self-starter and work well with cross-functional teams in a remote environment.

This position will be based out of Remitly’s Managua, Nicaragua office. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage communication with partners to request and follow up on due diligence documentation.

• Assess a partner’s compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices as well as identify risks through analysis of due diligence documentation from partners and external research. 

• Draft comprehensive due diligence reports detailing analysis of a partner’s compliance, financial, and reputation risks.

• Review and investigate ongoing adverse media alerts on partners and key individuals.

• Assess country level AML/CTF risk of a partner’s distribution network. 

• Complete due diligence questionnaires and information received from partners.

• Oversight of partners locations to include the secret shopper program, onsite and offsite reviews etc. 

• Lead ad-hoc compliance monitoring reviews and help implement corrective actions.

• Assist the Global Compliance Team with projects on an ad-hoc basis.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with AML, CTF, KYC, sanctions and other regulatory requirements; preferably in a fintech, banking, or payments processor space.

• 5+ years of experience either overseeing or directly contributing to compliance programs.

• Experience assessing or auditing compliance programs for adherence to regulatory requirements and best practices.

• Experience with payments products, services, and operations.

• Substantive knowledge of applicable AML regulatory requirements and best practices.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work directly with partners.

• Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple tasks on an ongoing basis. 

• Strong English and Spanish language skills.

• CAMS or BSA/AML certifications.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.