Compliance Analyst
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Job Summary
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. Were dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo SoFi several of the Fortune 500 and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaids network covers 12000 financial institutions across the US Canada UK and Europe. Founded in 2013 the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York Washington D.C. London and Amsterdam.
The Europe Policy Privacy Legal & Compliance (PPLC) team guides Plaids regulatory strategy and ensures strong governance across the UK and EU. We partner with business and product teams to deliver compliant growth shape policy and regulatory engagement and uphold high standards of legal compliance and governance excellence.
The Junior Compliance Analyst provides operational and administrative support to the day-to-day running of Plaids compliance programme. This includes maintaining compliance records assisting with customer and vendor due diligence managing compliance inboxes preparing reports and supporting routine monitoring and audit activities. The role helps ensure compliance processes run efficiently and that documentation filings and internal controls remain accurate and up to date.
Responsibilities
- Assist with customer due diligence (CDD/KYC) checks at onboarding.
- Support the review of customer documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Help identify and escalate potentially high-risk customers (PEPs sanctions adverse media).
- Support day-to-day monitoring of financial transactions and alerts.
- Document and maintain compliance records to ensure audit readiness.
- Assist in maintaining accurate registers and logs (e.g. SAR log training records).
- Stay up to date with financial crime regulations (AML CTF sanctions).
- Participate in training programmes and workshops on compliance and AML frameworks.
- Gain exposure to FCA requirements JMLSG guidance and UK financial regulation.
- Provide administrative and research support to the compliance team.
- Contribute to preparation of reports for management and regulators.
- Work closely with colleagues across PPLC and the wider European business.
Qualifications
- Recent graduate or an individual with 1-2 years experience.
- Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience) in Law Business Finance Economics or another relevant field.
Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesnt fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin ethnicity religion or religious belief sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age military or veteran status disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability please let us know at emailprotected.
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About Company
Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps and services.
