Compliance Operations Analyst

Fin • New York, NY

1d • Remote

About The Position

Fin is seeking its first dedicated compliance operations hire to manage the day-to-day operations of its compliance program. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance capacity keeps pace with the company's rapid growth in payment volume. The position involves hands-on review of businesses, alerts, and transforming manual processes into automated workflows. The compliance framework, including a Compliance Charter and core programs for financial crime, due diligence, fraud, and more, is already established.

Requirements

• 1-4+ years in compliance operations at a fintech, payments company, crypto business, or bank.
• Direct ownership of AML, KYB/CDD, and/or EDD reviews.
• Strong business due diligence skills, including untangling multi-layer ownership and reading formation documents.
• Experience investigating unusual activity and writing referrals or case narratives.
• Working knowledge of the BSA/AML framework, FinCEN guidance, and FATF standards as they apply to payments and digital assets.
• Clear and precise writing skills suitable for partner, auditor, and examiner review.

Nice To Haves

• CAMS, CAMS-FCI, CCI, CRCM, or similar certification.
• Experience with trade-based money laundering typologies or with wholesale, trading, or import/export customers.
• Hands-on experience dispositioning sanctions, PEP, and adverse media alerts, with a working knowledge of OFAC requirements.
• Experience with Persona, Middesk, or similar KYB and case management platforms.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM) and stablecoin on-chain flows.

Responsibilities

• Review and disposition sanctions, PEP, and adverse media matches for entities and associated persons.
• Triage blockchain analytics alerts on inbound and outbound transfers, and manage hold-and-review workflows for flagged funds.
• Answer partner due diligence and information requests accurately and on time, and deliver against the partner reporting calendar.
• Write and maintain procedures and runbooks for compliance programs.
• Track and report operating metrics such as queue age, review turnaround, alert volumes, RFI aging, and override rates.
• Identify recurring manual work and propose tooling or workflow solutions.
• Own the KYB/CDD review queue, verifying legal entity details, beneficial owners, and control persons using company tooling.
• Manage the customer risk rating process and conduct enhanced due diligence for higher-risk profiles.
• Issue and track RFIs, evaluate responses, and write clear disposition memos, including decline and exit recommendations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed