Consultant - Compliance Quality Assurance

Nium; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Hybrid work

Learning stipend

Job summary

Nium is seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst to join the Regulatory Compliance Team, ensuring accuracy, reliability and compliance of financial operations and internal controls. You will systematically verify controls across transaction monitoring, KYC/EDD and SAR processes.

In this role, you will plan, review SOPs, document tests, and present findings to senior stakeholders, helping remediation efforts and audit readiness in a fast-paced, global payments environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of financial crime, Compliance, Audit or QA experience
• Experience with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC/EDD, and suspicious activity reporting
• Excellent stakeholder management and regulatory engagement experience
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience using AI to automate manual processes in a controlled environment
• Familiarity with AML transaction monitoring, CDD and Screening systems and regulatory remediation programmes

Responsibilities

• Operational effectiveness testing – reviewing the timeliness, completeness and accuracy of Financial Crime Compliance Controls
• Design effectiveness testing – review SOPs and assess against policy requirements
• Planning – complete Terms of Reference templates and deduce samples using approved sampling methodology for QA reviews
• Reporting – present observations to senior stakeholders for factual accuracy discussions
• Issue management – ensure all issues are remediated in a timely manner
• Record-Keeping & Audit Readiness - maintain thorough QA documentation and ensure AML/CFT activities are properly recorded and accessible

Skills

Financial crime

Compliance

Audit

QA

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Written and verbal communication

Tools

Transaction monitoring

Sanctions screening

KYC/EDD

SARs reporting

Job description

Nium, the Leader in Real-Time Global Payments

Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.

About the role:

The Quality Assurance Analyst is a member of the Regulatory Compliance Team, responsible for systematically verifying the accuracy, reliability, and compliance of financial operations and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational effectiveness testing – reviewing the timeliness, completeness and accuracy of Financial Crime Compliance Controls
• Design effectiveness testing – review Standard Operating Procedures and assess against policy requirements
• Planning – Complete Terms of Reference templates and deduce samples using approved sampling methodology for QA reviews
• Reporting – present observations to senior stakeholders for factual accuracy discussions
• Issue management – ensure all issues are remediated in a timely manner
• Record-Keeping & Audit Readiness - ensure that thorough documentation of QA processes and results is maintained. Verify that all compliance documentation, records of AML/CFT activities, decisions, and reports, are properly kept and readily accessible for internal or external review and audits.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of financial crime, Compliance, Audit or QA experience
• Experience with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC/EDD, and suspicious activity reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and regulatory engagement experience.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate manual processes in a controlled environment.
• Familiarity with AML transaction monitoring, CDD and Screening systems and experience managing regulatory examinations and remediation programmes.

What we offer at Nium

We Value Performance

Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.

We Care for Our Employees

The wellness of Nium'ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).

We Upskill Ourselves

We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.

We Celebrate Together

We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!

We Thrive with Diversity

Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

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