Associate Compliance Analyst

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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What’s it all about?
We are looking for a Compliance individual who is passionate about taking on a new challenge within the payments, financial services and FX industry.
As a Compliance Analyst you will form a critical part of our day-to-day Transaction Monitoring controls.

You’ll use our systems to ensure that Compliance risks are adequately identified, assessed, monitored, controlled and reported as required. 
This role is on a 24/7 shift-based rota and will require the candidate to commit to rotating shift patterns.

What we expect of you, day to day:

• Responsible for day-to-day transaction monitoring of real-time transactions, identifying any potentially fraudulent or suspicious activity
• Analyse payment and compliance data from multiple sources to identify trends and patterns
• Proactively escalate urgent cases to the MLRO/DMLRO for further review
• Conduct screening on PEPs and sanctioned entities and investigate potential hits
• Support data protection compliance.
• Work across teams and departments to proactively identify and resolve operational compliance queries.
• Complete Compliance administration (such as keeping client records up to date) as required
• Review effectiveness of current monitoring rules and settings - and provide feedback on ways to we can optimise them
• Continuously review current processes and systems - and suggest improvements
• Keep up to date with current and future regulatory changes that affect the business - and use this knowledge to proactively suggest improvements to Compliance policies and procedures
• Have a working knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), Economic or Financial Sanctions and payment services, including the E-Money Directive

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

What we’re after…

Essential:
1-2 years of Compliance experience, preferably within the AML sector
An understanding of sanctions, their purpose and the process of investigating and reporting them
Excellent attention to detail and strong investigative skills
Experience working in a target driven role to achieve multiple SLAs
Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing

Desirable:
Experience reviewing AML live transaction monitoring cases
Familiarity with working a variety of shift patterns

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.