Compliance Analyst - English Lisboa

Compliance Analyst - English
Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB

• Follows established policies, procedures, and methods by doing research. Performs
  - related tasks in various systems, as required;
• Analyzes information and formulates conclusions;
• Follows directions in accordance with the statement of work and service level agreement with client(s);
• Processes transactions for relevant business processes related to financial crime investigations in various systems and tracking tools;
• Demonstrates knowledge of risk assessment processes and related systems to effectively perform his/her responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviews, communicates, and executes
  - provided policies and guidelines in accordance with the established SLA and KPI Metrics;
• Identifies improvement opportunities in process and provides recommendations;
• Escalates in a timely manner to his/her lead any issues or challenges that may affect the delivery of the work to be done;
• Gathers data on alerts for client tools, including but not limited to: KYC/KYB data, Proof of address documents, Source of funds/wealth, and financial data;
• Analyses data and conducts Financial Crime risk assessments according to the defined risk appetite;
• Conducts Requests for Information based on
  - provided policies and guidelines;
• Reviews Name Screening hits against master data, Sanction and Adverse Media lists, escalating any possible or positive hits to L2.

Security Roles and Responsibilities:

• Should protect confidential information that is entrusted to them or to which they are otherwise exposed;
• Should not disclose any confidential Company, client, or
  - party information to anyone outside the Company, except as authorized;
• Should not ever use confidential client,
  - party, or Company information for personal gain or advantage;
• Under no circumstances discuss with clients matters that concern other clients or engagements without the express authorization of such other clients;
• Must immediately open and act upon security communications from Protecting Accenture.

Requirements:

• High school Diploma (12th Grade completed);
• Own a valid work permit or European Union/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal;
• Education: Graduate with Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Transaction Monitoring (TM) and Fin-Crime Risk-assessment background;
• Language: Has strong reading and writing skills in English B2 (Ability to clearly communicate verbal and written communication, can expose and summarize complex ideas in English for a diverse audience);
• Has excellent attention to detail and can do a preliminary search for information based on the guidelines and required research steps.

Working Conditions:

• Fast-paced working environment;
• Overtime may be required;
• May be required to come to work on Client-observed holidays and local holidays.