Aml Compliance Associate

WHR Global Consulting; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 334,800 - 502,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rice Allowance

Transportation Allowance

Paid Vacation

Medical, Dental & Vision

Accident and Life Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking an AML Compliance Associate based in Mandaluyong City. This role involves investigating suspicious activities and ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering policies. Candidates should have at least 6 months of experience in risk or compliance investigations and be fluent in English. Benefits include allowances, medical coverage, and a generous insurance plan. This position operates on a night shift and hybrid work schedule.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 months of experience investigating unusual activity.
• Experience working in a compliance-driven environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Investigate suspicious and high-risk activities identified in customer accounts.
• Review investigations escalated from internal teams and third-party AML investigators.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s Anti-Money Laundering policies.

Skills

Investigating unusual activity

Identifying patterns in transactional behavior

Fluency in written and spoken English

Experience in compliance-driven environment

Analysing financial transactions

Job description

Position:AML Compliance Associate

Location:Mandaluyong City

Work Shift/Set-up:Night Shift, Hybrid

Employment Type:Full-Time

The Compliance Associate will investigate transaction monitoring cases, chargebacks, internal referrals, and prepare regulatory filings on suspicious activities, and should have previous work experience in areas involving risk or compliance- related investigations for the online financial services industry. This role is based in our office in Manila, Philippines

Key Responsibilities:

• Work within a compliance-focused function investigating suspicious and high-risk activities identified in customer accounts. This function will review unusual activity within customer profiles that may be related to money laundering or fraud. These investigations may lead to regulatory filings. Review investigations escalated from other internal teams and third-party AML investigators, conduct complex investigations, and submit SAR filings where necessary.
• Review investigations escalated from other internal teams and third-party AML investigators, conduct complex investigations, and submit SAR filings where necessary.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams internally regarding these investigations, including Customer Service, Compliance, Legal, Product, and third-party sites supporting AML investigations.
• Identify customer-related trends, patterns, and issues associated with money laundering, terrorist financing, and other unwanted and fraudulent transaction activity.
• Suggest updates to transaction monitoring rules based on trends identified and identify process improvements for existing procedures.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s Anti-Money Laundering policies and procedures.
• Learn and share knowledge in a global team environment, including assisting with training and oversight of third-party AML investigations.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 6 months of experience investigating unusual activity.
• Experience of filing regulatory reports related to AML, CTF, and Fraud Investigations is desirable but not essential.
• Experience in identifying and analysing patterns in transactional behaviour and determining if regulatory reporting is required.
• Experience in identifying unusual patterns of activity and escalating for potential risk mitigation.
• Experience working in a compliance-driven environment while ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential for this role. Proficiency in a second language, especially in Hebrew, Portuguese or and/or Japanese, is an advantage, though not required.
• Direct experience in either fintech or the financial industry.

Benefits:

• Rice Allowance
• Transportation Allowance
• Paid Vacation
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Accident and Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits