AML Compliance Analyst
$21,600–$27,600 year
RemoteColombia
Job Summary
Provide compliance advisory support to business partners on consumer finance and payments requirements, documenting guidance and decisions. Support intake, tracking, and completion of Compliance Operations, Advisory, and Financial Crimes Compliance work using defined workflows. Perform second-line oversight reviews of complaint handling for higher-risk channels and contribute to root-cause analysis. Support issues management governance by maintaining logs, validating remediation plans, and monitoring aging to closure. Conduct pre-use compliance reviews of marketing communications to identify required disclosures and risks. Assist with product development assessments, third-party vendor oversight, and Financial Crimes operations including BSA/AML, sanctions screening, and SAR preparation. Prepare written memos and governance-ready summaries for leadership reporting while supporting responses to regulatory inquiries.
Required Qualifications
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of working independently or collaboratively.
- Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks, laws, and compliance requirements applicable to consumer financial products and services, including financial crimes requirements (BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC/sanctions).
- Experience in compliance operations/advisory, risk management, quality assurance, or other control/oversight activities (planning, documentation, analysis, and reporting).
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear documentation, memos, and evidence packages.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively across multiple workstreams.
- Analytical thinker with sound judgment and a proactive mindset; able to recommend practical solutions that mitigate risk and strengthen controls.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels and provide effective challenge and recommend practical solutions to mitigate risk and enhance controls.
- High integrity, sound ethical judgment, and comfort escalating concerns when needed.
- Working knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance operations - transaction monitoring, alert/case management, sanctions screening, CIP/CDD, and SAR processes - or a demonstrated ability to learn them quickly.
- Comfort working with high-volume data and structured review workflows.
- A BS/BA degree or higher in accounting, finance, business administration, legal studies, information systems, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in consumer finance, fintech, banking, or another regulated environment
Desired Qualifications
- Financial industry compliance related certifications a plus (e.g. CAMS)
- Experience supporting complaint management oversight, issues management, change management, marketing review, product compliance assessments, financial crimes compliance (BSA/AML, sanctions, CIP/CDD, and SAR support), or third-party oversight
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