AML Compliance Associate | Risk & Advisory

Hard Yaka; Medellín; On-site; COP 14,000,000 - 28,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Viamericas, a cross-border payments and financial services company, seeks a Compliance Assistant to support daily AML program operations and advisory tasks. The role involves monitoring, reporting, and coordinating with Compliance leadership to ensure regulatory alignment.

Responsibilities include handling holds, validating watch lists, and generating certificates for Authorized Delegates, while contributing to an expanding AML program and information security awareness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of advanced learning on-the-job and work experience will suffice in lieu of a college degree.
• Experience and skill in use of computer software.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Proactive and eager to learn.
• Strong communication, writing and documentation skills (narratives and flow charts).
• Strong process adherence orientation.
• Ability to handle all problems, complaints and questions in regards to compliance paperwork.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task and adhere to time-sensitive deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Solve Compliance holds and other difficulties that occur in the daily operations, all in observance with the applicable procedures and in coordination with VP of Compliance Operations or Compliance Officer's directives.
• Provide advice to the Compliance Operations Management Staff on transactional holds, business rules and control requirements produced in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth in the AML Program.
• Assist in the release of transactions placed on hold, and provide support to the transactional processes and whether other actions are required.
• Validate, integrate and verify all the watch lists, such as Internal Black List, OFAC List, and all the others related with our business.
• Serve as liaison with correspondents to replay for information/documentation requests, also aid in the coordination of satisfactory preparation and delivery of the required information.
• Organizing and maintaining files and records
• A part of this team is focused on training for new Authorized Delegates or those that require renewing the actual; training, pursuant to the applicable policies and best practices standards according to the controls set forth in the AML Program, regarding Compliance's policies and procedures.
• Generate the necessary documentation required by the agents, in order to certificate their status as Viamericas' Authorized Delegates. This includes generation of Certificates, Licenses, and Letters that do part of the package sent to the agent.
• Assist to the Chief Compliance Officer, or the Compliance Operations Management, as needed.

Skills

Software proficiency

Microsoft Office

Proactive learning

Communication skills

Documentation

Process adherence

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Viamericas, a cross-border payments and financial services company, seeks a Compliance Assistant to support daily AML program operations and advisory tasks. The role involves monitoring, reporting, and coordinating with Compliance leadership to ensure regulatory alignment.

Responsibilities include handling holds, validating watch lists, and generating certificates for Authorized Delegates, while contributing to an expanding AML program and information security awareness.