Remote Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance Analyst

Employmate Limited; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 284,000 - 341,000; Full time

Job summary

Employmate Limited is seeking a Financial Crime and Compliance Analyst to join our Compliance and Operations team. This fully remote role, based in South Africa, supports regulatory obligations and strengthens financial crime controls while aligning with UK business hours.

You will manage client onboarding, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring, coordinating with banking partners and internal teams to ensure accurate documentation and timely responses.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services operations, compliance, financial crime prevention or client onboarding.
• Experience conducting CDD, KYC and EDD checks.
• Ability to verify Source of Funds and Source of Wealth documentation.
• Knowledge of sanctions screening, PEP screening and adverse media investigations.
• Experience with transaction monitoring and escalation of suspicious activity.
• Understanding AML requirements and regulatory compliance procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail and accurate compliance records.
• Strong organizational skills for multiple deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer to meet legal and regulatory obligations.
• Assist with ongoing improvement of compliance procedures and financial crime controls.
• Conduct CDD and EDD reviews for new and existing clients.
• Verify Source of Funds and Source of Wealth documentation per requirements.
• Perform live and retrospective transaction monitoring for suspicious activity.
• Investigate monitoring alerts and escalate concerns.
• Conduct screening for PEP, sanctions and adverse media.
• Provide guidance on onboarding requirements and ongoing compliance.

Skills

Financial crime prevention

KYC

CDD

EDD

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Remote work autonomy

Job description

Employmate Limited is seeking a Financial Crime and Compliance Analyst to join our Compliance and Operations team. This fully remote role, based in South Africa, supports regulatory obligations and strengthens financial crime controls while aligning with UK business hours.

You will manage client onboarding, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring, coordinating with banking partners and internal teams to ensure accurate documentation and timely responses.