Financial Crime Quality Assurance Analyst

Ebury is a leading global fintech company that empowers businesses to trade and grow internationally. It offers a comprehensive suite of products, including international payments and collections, FX risk management, trade finance, and API integrations. Founded in 2009 by Juan Lobato and Salvador García, Ebury is one of the fastest-growing global fintechs, with over 1,700 employees and 38 offices in more than 25 countries.

Financial Crime Quality Assurance Analyst - EEA

Financial Crime Compliance 

Ebury Madrid- Hybrid: 4 days a week office based working, 1 day working from home

Job Overview:

As part of the EEA Financial Crime Quality Assurance Team you will undertake Quality Assurance reviews across all risk categories and client types within the EEA, with a specific focus on High-Risk clients. Your role will involve ensuring that all client due diligence measures have been performed in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as Ebury’s internal policies and procedures. You will also be responsible for quality
assurance activities across transaction monitoring and screening, ensuring that alerts are reviewed, investigated and discounted appropriately, in line with Ebury’s policies and procedures.
In addition to this, you may be required to deliver training to the Onboarding, Screening, and Transaction Monitoring teams to address any recurring areas of weakness identified through your reviews.

Key Responsibilities:

● Conduct periodic level 3 independent QA checks on new clients one month after onboarding. This includes performing detailed independent quality reviews of client files from an AML / Financial Crime
perspective.
● Perform QA on Reassessment client files by conducting detailed quality reviews of the reassessment team's KYC updates.
● Execute QA on Screening, which involves detailed reviews of the Screening team's decisions on discounting hits.
● Carry out QA on Transaction Monitoring by conducting detailed reviews of the transaction monitoring team's resolution of alerts, ensuring all risks have been mitigated or escalated as necessary.
● Undertake QA on SARs, which includes performing detailed quality reviews of internal and external SARs to ensure adherence to regulatory guidelines and internal policy standards.
● Conduct in-depth investigations and thematic reviews.
● Manage and take ownership of the staff feedback process.
● Monitor and track remedial actions.
● Ensure that a sufficient number of files are reviewed to meet the team's monthly objectives and targets.
● Organise and lead calibration forums with the 1st line 4-Eyes team.
● As needed, communicate with teams to provide necessary training or address any instances of non-compliance with internal policies and procedures.
● Maintain positive and open communication channels with the financial crime teams.
● Request KYC refresh reviews on any files found to be non-compliant with regulatory requirements.
● Collaborate with the broader compliance team to contribute to the achievement of EEA compliance deliverables.

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About Us

Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.

Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.

Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.

None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector. 

We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.

Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.