FinCrime Reporting Specialist (SAR reporting)

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
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We’re looking for a dedicated Financial Crime (FinCrime) Reporting Specialist (Portuguese speaker) to join our crime fighting team in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission and grow as a specialist. Fluency in Portuguese and English (both written and verbal) is essential for this role, as you'll be working with cases and documentation in the language on a daily basis. 

Your mission is to protect our customers and Wise by reporting suspicious activity. This role offers a unique opportunity to deepen your expertise in financial crime investigations, typologies and suspicious activity reporting, and allows you to contribute to a rapidly growing global company to make a tangible impact on protecting our users and the integrity of our platform.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about financial crime risk and keen to work in a fast paced and rapidly growing environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Review and Analyse: review alerts for customer accounts and transaction patterns to detect unusual or suspicious activity. Identify potential red flags related to money laundering, fraud, or other financial crimes.

• Prepare Suspicious Activity Reports: draft and submit reports based on findings, ensuring that all necessary details are accurately documented and and captured. Submit the reports to different financial intelligence units in compliance with requirements.

• Collaborate: work closely with other operational compliance teams and departments to ensure that suspicious activities are properly investigated, documented and escalated.

• Adhere to Regulatory Guidelines: stay up-to-date on financial crime regulations, regional best practices, and connected reporting requirements. Have a good understanding of different customer types, country risks, and typologies across multiple regions.

• Maintain Confidentiality: safeguard sensitive information, ensuring all reports and documentation are handled with the highest level of confidentiality and integrity.

• Continuous Learning: participate in training and upskilling sessions and remain knowledgeable about emerging trends and tools in financial crime detection.

• Develop and maintain: productive and professional working relationships with colleagues, contributing to a positive and collaborative team environment.

• Language: fluency in both Portuguese and English is required, with excellent writing and speaking abilities in both languages. Other languages are a plus.

• Experience: previous experience in a financial crime-related field (AML, fraud, high risk customer reviews) is a plus. We are open to candidates who are highly detail-oriented, willing to learn, and have transferable skills.

• Strong attention to detail: ability to handle routine tasks with high accuracy and maintain consistency in work product, even under pressure. 

• Analytical skills: ability to analyze financial transactions, identify patterns, and make informed and well reasoned decisions based on different risk indicators. You have to demonstrate inquisitive mindset and meticulous attention to detail. 

• Communication: strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly for writing reports.

• Adaptability: ability to effectively adapt to procedural changes in a fast paced environment.

• Time management: ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities with precision and accuracy.

• Ethical integrity: a strong understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the ethical considerations in financial crime investigations.

PS! If you're interested in the position, please apply by submitting your CV in English, as this is our working language. CVs submitted in other languages will not be considered.

Our Benefits:

• 💰 Salary for this role is 8.000 BRL gross per month 

• 🚀 RSU’s in a rapidly growing company

• 💻 Flexible working model 

• 💪 An annual self-development budget

• 🩺 Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents

• 💝 Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program

• ☀️ Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 “Me” days + 1 volunteer day, annually

• 🏝️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years

• 👶🏼 18-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us and child care assistance

• 🚌 Transportation vouchers

• 🍕 Food (708 BRL per month) and Meal (1,166 BRL per month) vouchers

• 🏋️ TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil

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• You must already be legally authorized to work in São Paulo, Brazil.

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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