Financial Crime Assurance Analyst

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>About Us at GoCardless</strong></h3> <p>GoCardless is a <strong>global bank payment</strong> company. Over <strong>100,000 businesses</strong>, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. </p> <p>GoCardless processes <strong>US$130bn+</strong> of payments annually, across <strong>30+ countries</strong>; helping customers collect and send both <strong>recurring</strong> and <strong>one-off payments</strong>, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over <strong>2,500 banks</strong>, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.</p> <p>We are headquartered in the<strong> UK</strong> with offices in <strong>London</strong> and <strong>Leeds</strong>, and additional locations in <strong>Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal</strong> and the <strong>United States.</strong></p> <p>At GoCardless, we're all about <strong>supporting you</strong>! We’re committed to making our hiring process <strong>inclusive</strong> and <strong>accessible</strong>. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your <strong>Talent Partner</strong> — we’re here to help! </p> <p>And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, <strong>we encourage you to apply!</strong></p></div><h2>The role</h2> <p>The financial Crime Assurance Analyst is a key role that reports directly to the Group MLRO and will be responsible for operating the second line oversight framework. The role will be responsible for monitoring and testing our financial crime risk controls, working with our auditors to ensure that audit reviews go smoothly, and will be responsible for driving closure of open issues.</p> <p>This is a hands-on role that has both a long-term, strategic focus as well as getting the day-to-day things done.</p> <h3><strong>What excites you:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Providing assurance of our financial crime risk controls through regular testing, thematic reviews, targeted deep-dive reviews, and data analysis — assessing adequacy of GoCardless’ financial crime policies, procedures and systems.</li> <ul> <li>Planning, preparing, and executing the end-to-end annual Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring program.</li> <li>Drafting reports that outline findings and corresponding action plans to mitigate issues found during reviews.</li> <li>Pulling, and then slicing and dicing large data (advanced Excel, SQL, etc.) to identify and monitor risk indicators.</li> </ul> <li>Managing and/or overseeing day-to-day regulatory/external/internal exams related to financial crime — including preparation, coordination, and response activities.</li> <li>Logging and tracking to completion of assurance, audit, self-identified and other related risks and issues, to validate remediation efforts, as well as escalate to relevant stakeholders where appropriate.</li> <li>Supporting the development, introduction and completion of projects and business solutions to resolve any financial crime-related matters.</li> <li>Deliver targeted financial crime training to the Compliance Operations team and Sales team on areas that are identified as requiring improvement.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What excites us:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Have an understanding of financial crime risks and controls, especially have knowledge of ML/TF/Sanctions risk, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, and screening.</li> <li>Have 1-4 years’ experience in an assurance-based role (e.g. audit, compliance monitoring, model validation), and are comfortable with assessing the design and operating effectiveness of controls.</li> <li>Are organised and have the ability to recommend practical remediations and track issues to closure.</li> <li>Excellent project and stakeholder management.</li> <li>Have objective verba ... (truncated, view full listing at source)