Sanctions and Adverse Media Monitoring Analyst

Moving forward is impossible without the initial drive to do things differently. Our business is all about the people we come across, whether it's in our everyday interactions or in our vision for the brand.

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or Finance;
• Previous expertise of at least 2 years in a dynamic environment, in retail banking compliance or risk officer, with specific experience in payment industry KYC / AML / AFT compliance standards and policies;
• Strong knowledge of Payment Networks, AML, AFT and Bank Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and standards, in a prepaid card issuing business;
• Very good knowledge of the financial services industry structure;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Very good English language skills, both written and verbal;
• Creativity, flexibility and adaptability;
• Skilled in analytical thinking and problem solving.

• Responsibility for preparing immediate cases of negative sanctions listings and adverse media reports and escalating to the following positions to make sure of group wide “need to know” and alert, as well as for investigation of potential activity: Transaction Monitoring, KYC, Account Monitoring and country specific position responsible for the customer account (for investigation and decisioning);
• Ensuring use of all available specific sanctions list systems (group internal and external, country and global), as well as mainstream, social media channels and reports to monitor and determine suspicious listings and activity that can negatively impact the group, and pose potential fiduciary, reputational, financial and operations risks;
• Submitting monthly risk activity status reports;
• Constantly updating and maintaining an effective sanctions list and media monitoring strategy, policies and procedures and industry best practice, in accordance with group standards and requirements;