AML & KYC Compliance Analyst
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A financial technology company is seeking an AML and KYC Compliance Analyst to manage identity verification, transaction alerts, Suspicious Transaction Reports, and local regulatory alignment.
The role owns the identity verification layer of onboarding and supports compliance investigations, reporting, audits, and regulatory examinations.
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Role Overview
A financial technology company is seeking an AML and KYC Compliance Analyst to manage identity verification, transaction alerts, Suspicious Transaction Reports, and local regulatory alignment.
The role owns the identity verification layer of onboarding and supports compliance investigations, reporting, audits, and regulatory examinations.
Key Responsibilities
- Verify customer and merchant identities through national digital verification systems and escalate mismatches before onboarding proceeds.
- Maintain verification records, case files, evidence trails, and investigation documentation.
- Review daily transaction-monitoring alerts against AML/CFT typologies and distinguish suspicious activity from false positives.
- Escalate high-risk alerts with supporting rationale and draft STRs for review and formal filing.
- Track filed STRs, respond to regulatory queries, and contribute case data to AML/CFT policy reviews.
- Support the Compliance team during regulatory examinations, audits, and inspections.
Experience and Background
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of AML, KYC, or financial crime compliance experience at a bank, fintech, or payments company in Saudi Arabia.
- Hands-on experience with national identity or verification portals is required.
- Hands-on experience drafting Suspicious Transaction Reports is required.
Functional and Technical Skills
- Solid working knowledge of local AML/CFT rules and reporting obligations.
- Ability to independently assess transaction-monitoring alerts and separate signal from noise.
- Familiarity with sanctions and PEP screening processes.
- Comfort working with case management systems and structured investigation workflows.
Soft Skills and Preferred Qualifications
- Very good English and Arabic, organized and detail-oriented working practices, and discretion when handling sensitive financial and personal information.
- CAMS certification, sanctions-screening platform familiarity, prior bank or fintech AML experience, and startup or scale-up experience are nice to have.
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