Are you ready to play a vital role in safeguarding our online gaming platforms from financial crime? We are seeking an AML Analyst to join our dynamic team that is committed to ensuring a safe and secure gaming experience for our players.
As an AML Analyst, you will be at the forefront of preventing and detecting money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
Responsibilities
The role involves utilising a number of detection techniques in order to carry out the following tasks:
- Identify accounts which are classified as ‘medium risk’ and/or ‘high risk’;
- Detect unusual activity which may give rise to Money Laundering and/or Terrorist Financing;
- Investigate and subsequently close suspicious accounts in order to mitigate risk and protect revenue losses for the business;
- Liaising and escalation of cases to the MLRO;
- Regulatory and business reporting.
What you will do:
- Working closely together with the MLRO to identify areas of improvement in the AML team and associated tools;
- Working closely with the Risk, Payments and Fraud Team to streamline processes;
- Investigate transactions and customer records, external data, publicly- available information, and other data to identify suspicious or unusual activity;
- Reviewing and monitoring customer account registrations, deposit and withdrawal transactions;
- Performing various AML checks; KYC (Know Your Customer), SoW (Source of Wealth), SoF (Source of Fund) and CRA (Customer Risk Assessment) checks;
- Monitoring of customers to play responsibly;
- Monitoring the site/s for suspicious transactions and/or activity;
- All financial transactions must be cross-checked with our KYC and AML policy;
- Monitoring any transactions which are received from banned countries/territories;
- Answering third party queries regarding customers via email/chat;
- Responsible for monitoring age verification and KYC/AML policy adherence;
- Contribute to the development of departmental policies, products and service;
- Attend and participate in regular fraud, AML and responsible gaming workshops and trainings;
- Gather feedback from CS & Operations Teams for further system improvements and
- Product Team with prioritisation
- Develop and report and exceed personal KPI’s. Productivity levels must be monitored in order to ensure that the set KPI’s are reached;
- Produce regular departmental productivity report;
- Initial Source of Wealth Requests, including record keeping of sent requests;
- Appropriate noting player's accounts, including the documentation requested;
- Ensure that all internal databases are kept up to date correctly;
- Compile risk assessments based on the data of your findings;
- Conduct Customer Risk Assessment for Deactivated Accounts;
- Draft Suspicious Transaction/Activity Reports and escalate them directly to the MLRO when necessary;
- Stay up to date with the AML/CFT and Gaming Laws and Regulations;
- Act as the first point of contact for AML related inquiries for internal teams, such as Risk, Payments & Fraud, Marketing and Customer Support teams;
- Review and process Source of Wealth documentation provided by the customer;
- Communicate to players via email to request any information and/or required documentation;
- Deal with escalations and/or prioritisation of cases raised by management;
- Help and assist with training new starters.
Your experience:
- Previous experience in an AML analyst role within the iGaming industry or a similar regulated industry.
- Strong knowledge of AML regulations, guidelines, and best practices, including familiarity with KYC procedures.
- Proficiency in using AML screening tools, transaction monitoring systems, and other relevant software applications.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns, anomalies, and suspicious activities.
- Detail-oriented mindset and ability to manage multiple investigations simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings and recommendations effectively.
What We Offer:
● Competitive Salary.
● Health Insurance & Fitness Benefit.
● Weekly Team meals.
● Team-building events and parties.
● Learning & Development opportunities.
● A great working environment.