Sr Compliance Analyst - AML Program Management

Global Payments; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments seeks a Senior Compliance Analyst to lead AML referrals, escalations, and ongoing due diligence. The role involves reviewing AML-related referrals, preparing risk-based assessments, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to resolve questions and drive timely actions.

You will monitor geopolitical and emerging financial crime risks, contribute to AML program documentation, training, and governance, and collaborate with regional stakeholders across the U.S., Canada, and LATAM.

Responsibilities

• Review AML-related referrals from CDD, CAT, Operations, and other cross-functional teams, assessing relevant financial crime risks and conducting additional research as needed.
• Prepare clear, risk-based assessments and recommendations for matters requiring reporting manager review or approval, ensuring supporting information and documentation are complete.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve outstanding questions, track required actions, and appropriately escalate.
• Review Ongoing Due Diligence packets, AML risk assessments, and other AML compliance files for quality, completeness, and adherence to applicable requirements.
• Assess higher-risk customer relationships and ensure material risk factors are evaluated and documented.
• Identify gaps and provide actionable feedback before matters are submitted for final approval, ensuring recommendations are supported by clear and consistent risk-based rationale.
• Provide practical AML guidance to cross-functional teams and support the assessment and resolution of AML related questions arising through established referral and review processes.
• Collaborate with Network Compliance, Operations, and business stakeholders on matters involving AML and broader financial crime considerations.
• Identify recurring themes, control gaps, or process issues and contribute to enhancements to AML procedures, guidance, controls, and workflows
• Monitor geopolitical, regulatory, and emerging financial crime developments across the U.S., Canada, LATAM, and other jurisdictions relevant to the company's risk exposure.
• Prepare and coordinate the periodic Geopolitical and Financial Crime Risk Newsletter, highlighting significant developments and their potential implications for the business.
• Conduct targeted research on emerging financial crime, jurisdictional, and relevant sanctions risks and escalations.

Job description

Job Description

Job Posting Description

Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for a Compliance Analyst Senior to join our ever evolving team and help shape the future of global commerce.

What you will own:

AML Referrals & Escalations

• Review AML-related referrals from CDD, CAT, Operations, and other cross-functional teams, assessing relevant financial crime risks and conducting additional research as needed.
• Prepare clear, risk-based assessments and recommendations for matters requiring reporting manager review or approval, ensuring supporting information and documentation are complete.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve outstanding questions, track required actions, and appropriately escal**elt?**

Ongoing Due Diligence & Compliance File Review

• Review Ongoing Due Diligence packets, AML risk assessments, and other AML compliance files for quality, completeness, and adherence to applicable requirements.
• Assess higher-risk customer relationships and ensure material risk factors, including geography, ownership, business activity, reputational concerns, and other financial crime risks, are appropriately evaluated and documented.
• Identify gaps and provide actionable feedback before matters are submitted for final approval, ensuring recommendations are supported by clear and consistent risk-based rationale.

Cross-Functional AML Support

• Provide practical AML guidance to cross-functional teams and support the assessment and resolution of AML related questions arising through established referral and review processes.
• Collaborate with Network Compliance, Operations, and business stakeholders on matters involving AML and broader financial crime considerations.
• Identify recurring themes, control gaps, or process issues and contribute to enhancements to AML procedures, guidance, controls, and workflows

Geopolitical & Emerging Risk Monitoring

• Monitor geopolitical, regulatory, and emerging financial crime developments across the U.S., Canada, LATAM, and other jurisdictions relevant to the company's risk exposure.
• Prepare and coordinate the periodic Geopolitical and Financial Crime Risk Newsletter, highlighting significant developments and their potential implications for the business.
• Conduct targeted research on emerging financial crime, jurisdictional, and relevant sanctions risks and escal**?**

AML Program Support

• Support ongoing execution of AML program requirements, including maintenance of policies, procedures, guidance, risk assessments, and governance documentation.
• Assist with regulatory examinations, internal audits, compliance testing, remediation activities, and tracking of AML-related findings and action items.
• Support AML training, governance activities, program enhancements, and other financial crime compliance initiatives across the U.S., Canada, and LATAM.

About the team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We're proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections - it's unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We're curious and innovative - always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it's our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer.

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If you are made a conditional offer of employment and will be working in the United States, you will be required to undergo a drug test. In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies and requirements needed to successfully perform the position. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities both during the hiring process, as well as to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.

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