AML Analyst

Taptap Send

Taptap Send is seeking an AML Analyst with 1+ years of experience, which is a licensed payment institution regulated in several jurisdictions. The role is full-time and based in Casablanca. You will report directly to the MLRO and work closely with our Heads of Compliance and the wider Taptap Send financial crime team to implement the compliance and fraud program for Taptap Send s global business.

Your role will be primarily to identify risks and prevent any threat of money laundering, terrorist financing and corruption taking place on our platform. You will also work closely without fraud teams and have full understanding of our entire financial crime program.

Responsibilities

• Using a combination of our technology and third-party software, evaluating transactions that are a high risk of money laundering
• Reviewing potentially sanctioned customers or recipients, and reviewing customers that might be politically exposed
• Establishing rapport with customers that you speak to as part of your investigations
• Review escalated cases from our Customer Service department
• Escalating suspicious activity to the MLROs, being able to rationalise and defend your decisions as needed
• Performing diligence on customers to ensure that we understand who they are and their risk profile
• Assisting and responding to information requests from local authorities
• Supporting our counter fraud team from time to time

You Have

• A good understanding of general AML legislation and regulations
• 1+ years experience in a regulated financial institution in a compliance or compliance-related role. Ideally within a startup fintech environment or a remittance company.
• An interest in using technology to address fraud and compliance issues
• Experience with compliance systems (transaction monitoring, sanction screening, etc)
• Attention to detail while still seeing the bigger picture
• The initiative to work independently to pursue your analysis
• Good communication skills and the ability to clearly express opinions and concerns
• Willingness to work flexible hours
• Proficiency in English (required) and one other language (ideally French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Arabic or Portuguese. Languages of communities we serve are a bonus too.
• The right to work in Morocco