Compliance Operations Analyst, Fintech Payments

fin; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fin seeks its first dedicated compliance operations hire to run the day-to-day compliance program. You will review real businesses and alerts and help turn manual processes into auditable, automated workflows as payment volume grows.

You will own KYB/CDD reviews, sanctions screening, and partner inquiries, requiring precise writing and a hands-on approach to keep pace with rapid money movement.

Qualifications

• 1-4+ years in compliance operations at fintech/payments/crypto or bank.
• Strong business due diligence skills: read formation docs and registry records.
• Experience investigating unusual activity and writing actionable referrals.
• Working knowledge of the BSA/AML framework, FinCEN guidance and FATF standards.
• Clear, precise writing suited for partner/auditor/examiner review.

Responsibilities

• Own KYB/CDD review queue: verify legal entity, formation and DBA records, addresses, footprint, beneficial owners and control persons.
• Manage customer risk rating process and perform enhanced due diligence on high-risk profiles.
• Issue and track RFIs, assess responses, write disposition memos with clear rationale.
• Disposition sanctions, PEP and adverse media matches with documented rationale.
• Triage blockchain analytics alerts and run hold-and-review workflows for flagged funds.
• Answer partner due diligence requests and maintain reporting calendar.
• Write and maintain procedures and runbooks under compliance programs.
• Track operating metrics and identify recurring manual work for automation.

Job description

Fin seeks its first dedicated compliance operations hire to run the day-to-day compliance program. You will review real businesses and alerts and help turn manual processes into auditable, automated workflows as payment volume grows.

You will own KYB/CDD reviews, sanctions screening, and partner inquiries, requiring precise writing and a hands-on approach to keep pace with rapid money movement.