Senior Financial Crimes Analyst - EEA

Uphold

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Uphold is seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Financial Crimes Analyst to join our European compliance team, based in Portugal and reporting to the European Chief Compliance Officer. The main responsibility of this position will be investigating attempted money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Your role will be to investigate suspicious customer activity, raising internal and external suspicious activity reports (SARs) as needed, review and update customer due diligence information ensuring strict adherence to the firm’s KYC policies and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) requirements. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity where you’ll support the team in protecting our business and customers from financial crime.

Requirements

2-5 years experience in a Senior AML/CTF compliance role within the financial services industry
Previous experience investigating, preparing, and filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the Portuguese FIU
Sound understanding of applicable international and domestic regulations pertaining to money laundering and terrorism financing
Fluent in Portuguese and English, with good communication/interpersonal skills – written and verbal
Detail oriented

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working at a Fintech company, with experience in crypto preferred
Knowledge of goAML application and integration
Professional compliance qualifications
Interest in cryptoassets
Knowledge of Blockchain analytics

Responsibilities

Review, prepare, and file SARs with the Portuguese FIU
Help improve transaction monitoring rules and suspicious activity escalation procedures
Identify trends with the aim to prevent future malicious activity
Follow industry developments and new AML/CTF rules and regulations
Other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned