Senior Financial Crime Compliance Analyst — UAE

Checkout Ltd; Dubai; Hybride; AED 300 000 - 450 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work model

Three in-office days per week

Résumé du poste

Checkout.com in Dubai seeks a Senior Analyst, Financial Crime Compliance, to act as a subject matter expert in UAE AML/CFT and sanctions. You will support the MLRO, advise on high-risk clients at onboarding and reviews, and collaborate with Sales, Onboarding, Transaction Monitoring, Legal and Product.

You will develop and update the local compliance framework, draft STR/SARs, and participate in internal/external audits and regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a Compliance function in the banking or payments space.
• Experience in Compliance Advisory is ideal; otherwise, a combination of 2LoD operations with investigations/audit exposure.
• Robust knowledge of financial security topics (KYC, AML/CFT, sanctions) and UAE requirements.
• Working knowledge of the UAE regulatory environment; CB UAE retail payments knowledge is a plus.
• Strong accountability, solution-oriented mindset, and ability to drive change.

Responsabilités

• Provide operational advisory on high-risk clients at onboarding, reviews, or trigger events with documented CDD/EDD.
• Present risk recommendations to the MLRO and DMLRO with justification.
• Investigate alerts with Compliance, FC Investigation Unit, and Transaction Monitoring; draft STR/SARs for MLRO decisions.
• Lead or contribute to local compliance framework updates (policies, procedures, memos).
• Provide concise advisory to internal teams on procedures and new products/regulations.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Regulatory knowledge

Formation

ACAMS

ICA Diploma

Law degree (desirable)

Description du poste

Checkout.com in Dubai seeks a Senior Analyst, Financial Crime Compliance, to act as a subject matter expert in UAE AML/CFT and sanctions. You will support the MLRO, advise on high-risk clients at onboarding and reviews, and collaborate with Sales, Onboarding, Transaction Monitoring, Legal and Product.

You will develop and update the local compliance framework, draft STR/SARs, and participate in internal/external audits and regulatory reporting.