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Financial Crime Analyst
About this role
The role is for a Financial Crime Analyst at Pesa, a fintech focused on cross-border payments and multi-currency wallets. The analyst will review and onboard business customers, performing KYC checks, verifying documents, and screening for sanctions and adverse media to ensure AML and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with Growth/Marketing, Compliance, and Customer Success to onboard customers efficiently while maintaining risk controls. The employer operates as a globally regulated fintech with payment services and wallet products, regulated by agencies including FINTRAC, FinCEN, and the CBN. The position focuses on onboarding business clients and maintaining compliant onboarding processes.
What you would do
- Review and process new business account applications
- Perform KYC checks on new and existing clients
- Verify corporate documentation (inclusion certificates, shareholder registers, director information)
- Review third-party AML and regulatory documents
- Conduct sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening
- Perform initial due diligence and risk assessments on prospective clients
- Escalate high-risk or unusual cases to Compliance
- Collect and review onboarding documentation and maintain audit trails
- Maintain accurate client records to meet regulatory standards
- Collaborate with other teams to ensure smooth onboarding and communicate missing information
What they are asking for
- 2+ years of experience in KYC, onboarding or compliance within fintech, banking or financial services
- Experience reviewing corporate structures and business documents
- Familiarity with AML, sanctions screening and due diligence processes
- Experience reviewing AML policies and conducting risk assessments on high-risk businesses
- Strong analytical and risk assessment skills
- Excellent attention to detail and documentation accuracy
- Ability to manage multiple onboarding cases simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with CRM systems and compliance tools
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