Senior Compliance Analyst

As a Senior Compliance Analyst with Convera, you will play a key role in ensuring that Convera adheres to all applicable regulatory and internal policy requirements related to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and fraud. This position involves assessing risks, monitoring compliance alerts, and preparing detailed compliance reports for the relevant regulatory bodies to support a culture of compliance. You will focus on identifying trends and emerging risks and collaborate with internal stakeholders from multiple departments, providing expertise and advice on regulatory compliance matters.  

In your role as Senior Compliance Analyst you will: 

• Conduct research and analysis of complex, critical issues concerning the patterns and trends associated with money laundering, fraud, terrorist financing, and any other financial crime risks. 
• Responsible for receiving, reviewing, and performing analysis of the patterns and trends associated with money laundering and other financial crimes as they relate to payment transactions, law enforcement requests, or higher risk customers.
• Prepare and file Suspicious Activity Reports and Suspicious Transaction Reports as required for FinCEN in the United States and FINTRAC in Canada.
• Utilize a wide variety of research tools including data analysis systems and open source intelligence
• Management and decisioning of inflight payments inbox, maintaining strict deadlines.
• Strong understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards. Be a subject matter expert on financial crime and fraud trends in the United States and the larger Americas region  
• Identifying and escalating emerging risks to internal stakeholders 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to engage with a Global team of Compliance experts with colleagues in 20+ countries 
• Conduct high quality investigations addressing all types of AML concerns and associated risks, demonstrating the ability to handle multiple tasks or projects at once, balance competing priorities, and maintain efficiency. 

You will ideally have: 

• Background in banking, financial crime, criminology, international business, or related fields, and knowledge of compliance regulations and best practices 
• Bachelors degree plus exposure to AML, CTF, Fraud, BSA and applicable laws, financial crime compliance or 4+ years of experience in an AML role  
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented with a high level of ethical judgement
• Ability to use technology (e.g. MS Office suite, search engines, reporting tools)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross functional teams  

About Convera: 

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs. 

Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment. 

As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging. 

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including: 

• Market competitive monthly gross salary, plus commission based on success
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work (This position is 100% remote)
• Paid holidays, time-off and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption, bereavement, military)
• Paid volunteering opportunities 

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.