Compliance Financial Crime Data Analyst/ AML/ SQL Queries

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the team

Corporate Compliance operates within the 2nd Line of Defence and is a part of the FIS RISC organization.  Our mission is to promote ethical business practices and to support the Company and its employees in understanding and complying with the laws and regulations applicable to our business, products and services.  Led by the Chief Compliance officer, we help the FIS LOBs remain compliant in a fast-changing regulatory environment, we assess controls in place to ensure compliance, and we lead enterprise wide processes to manage certain regulatory risks such as Privacy, AML, and Code of Ethics compliance.

What you will be doing:

• Support in writing documentation including data governance workflows, standards, guidelines, taxonomies, operating procedures, and corporate data policies. 

• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries to extract, manipulate, and analyze large volumes of financial data. Ensure data accuracy and integrity by validating and reconciling data across various sources using SQL. 

• Create and maintain comprehensive data lineage documentation to track the flow and transformation of financial data throughout the organization. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of Business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Business Data Stewards and Technical Data Stewards to establish and enforce data quality standards, metadata management, and data stewardship. 

• Generate regular reporting on Financial Crimes Data Governance KPIs, metrics, and activities. 

• Track and validate product data compliance deficiencies to completion. 

• Streamline process, particularly technological solutions in the area of AML compliance. 

• Support in the design of and taking day-to-day responsibility for the management of major financial crime and sanctions projects (e.g. introduction of new technological solutions and processes.  

• Assist in the design, testing, tuning and implementation of strategic initiatives in the areas of financial crime and sanctions, particularly Transaction Monitoring and Sanctions Screening. 

• Assist with the day-to-day aspects of the process for ongoing screening using the Unit 21 software, including helping the Financial Crime & Sanctions teams in refining and further developing the use of that technology. 

• Provide regular reports and updates of team workload to BAU team management. 

• Be flexible in undertaking the above responsibilities and any others so required. 

What you bring: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering) 

• AML/BSA and OFAC laws and regulations as well having a thorough understanding and experience of how to apply such requirements in a business 

• Proven experience as a Technology and Data analyst in the financial services industry, preferably with a focus on Financial Crimes Compliance 

• Experience with data governance as a practice, including enterprise data management, data quality, data lineage, meta data management, data methodologies, data analytics and reporting, and the ethical use of data and artificial intelligence (AI) 

• Strong proficiency in SQL with the ability to write and optimize complex queries 

• Data analysis skills with experience using enterprise tools such as Informatica IDQ, Informatica MDM, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Collibra, DOMO, or other metadata management tools 

• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Python, R, or similar) 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy 

• Ability to build relationships and credibility across the organization 

• Effective communication and collaboration skills 

• Comprehensive knowledge of at least one substantive area of compliance, such as banking regulations or anti-money laundering

What we offer you

• A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team
• A competitive salary and benefits
• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technology
• Great workspaces with dedicated and motivated colleagues
• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility, and respect

Privacy Statement

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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