FinCrime Operations Analyst Sanctions

Were looking for FinCrime Operations Analyst - Sanctions to join our growing Sanctions Screening team in Hyderabad. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wises mission grow as a Sanctions expert and help Wise stay compliant with Sanctions Regulations. If you enjoy analysing information working with constant changes and have an eye for detail this job is for you.
 

Heres how youll be contributing to the Sanctions Screening team: 

• Sanctions Screening and Investigation: Review and investigate potential matches generated by sanctions screening systems conducting due diligence to determine if a true match exists. Escalate potential sanctions breaches to the appropriate teams in a timely manner via established channels and by following documented processes.

• Monitoring: Analyse transaction data to identify unusual patterns or activities that may indicate money laundering terrorist financing or sanctions evasion. Conduct alert reviews whether system-generated or internally escalated focusing on specific transactions customers or typologies. Your role is to triage actionable alerts that warrant further review proactively identifying red flags discrepancies or other trends that may indicate potential financial crime issues including but not limited to money laundering terrorist financing or sanctions evasion.

• Regulatory Compliance: Stay up-to-date on changes to sanctions regulations (e.g. OFAC EU UK) and AML and due diligence laws and regulations. Assist in implementing changes to guidances and procedures to ensure compliance. Highlight any process inaccuracies or out-of-date issues and consistently follow established guidelines with high accuracy and incorporate updates cascaded within the team or wider function.

• Documentation and Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of alert reviews investigations decisions and supporting documentation including but not limited to decision rationale. Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and internal data security protocols. Ensure timely internal escalation to other teams in strict accordance with Wise policies and guidelines.

• Risk Assessment and Escalation: Perform and document risk assessments related to sanctions and AML. Escalate high-risk cases and potential compliance breaches and suspicious activity to the appropriate teams. Escalate incidents high-risk customers control issues or material breaches to functions leadership in a timely and precise manner following established protocols.

• Collaboration: Work closely with other teams including KYC Compliance and Engineering to enhance sanctions and AML controls. Develop and maintain productive and professional working relationships with colleagues contributing to a positive and collaborative team environment. Participate in team meetings and training sessions.

• Communication: Communicate clearly professionally and empathetically with customers via approved channels to obtain necessary details or clarifications for reviews always upholding our high customer experience standards. A key part of this involves avoiding unnecessary customer contacts and preventing delayed case resolutions.

• KPIs: Take a proactive approach to consistently achieve individual and team targets (KPIs SLAs QA) demonstrating a strong commitment to both quality and speed. This includes meeting deadlines reliably optimizing processing times and taking full ownership and accountability for all responsibilities to deliver exceptional results.

• Trainings: Complete all company-assigned mandatory refresher or ad hoc trainings on time and with diligence.

• Other: Perform additional tasks as assigned by your lead demonstrating adaptability and a proactive approach. This includes actively participating in meetings training and internal events to support broader team and company objectives.

Qualifications :

• Youre eligible to work in Hyderabad.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English with the ability to produce clear concise accurate and professional reports summaries and customer communications. Additional languages are a plus.

• A minimum of 1 years of experience in Operations preferably in sanctions compliance AML due diligence or a related field.

• Capable of maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy with a strong commitment to precise process adherence and meeting established standards even when managing routine tasks or high workloads.

• Ability to work independently and make decisions within well-defined procedures or apply a risk-based approach in your key tasks. 

• Punctual independent proactive and willing to get things done.

• Exceptionally inquisitive mind always looking out for more information where available but also able to cut through the noise.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills strong organisational skills attention to detail analytical skills and ability to adhere to strict KPIs in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.

• Ability to work autonomously within established procedures and practices.

• Capable of identifying gaps in policies and processes and providing detailed feedback including examples when possible through established communication channels.

• Flexible to work in shifts. We work when our customers need us the most including early mornings day times weekends and public holidays as per business needs.
  
  Nice to have:

• Education: Bachelors degree in Finance Business Administration Law or related field

• Certifications: ICA CAMS or equivalent certification (Sanctions/AML focused).

• Experience with sanctions screening and transaction monitoring systems.

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time