AML/CTF Quality Assurance Analyst

Company Mission

Payhawk is a leading global spend management solution for scaling businesses. Headquartered in London and combining company cards, reimbursable expenses and accounts payable into a single product; its future-facing technology enables finance teams to control and automate company spending at scale.

The Payhawk customer base includes fast-growing and mature multinational companies in 32 countries including LuxAir, Quantive, and Wagestream. With offices in New York, London, Berlin, Munich , Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Vilnius and Sofia; Payhawk is backed by renowned investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Bek Ventures and Eleven Ventures.

Our values include supporting flat hierarchies, taking ownership and responsibility, seeking and providing feedback, managing constructive critique, and speaking our minds. We understand that the best ideas don’t all come from the same place, so we encourage diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work.

The future of fintech is about more than money, and we believe in work-life balance, continual learning, and empowered teams. We’re also on a journey to measure and improve our environmental and social impact. From virtual cards to digital subscriptions, our software and automation help take paper out of the equation for our customers, too.

We’re changing the world of payments, and we’re looking for an exceptional team to help us. 

As an AML/CTF Quality Assurance Analyst at Payhawk, you will be responsible for executing the Company’s AML/CTF QA policy, ensuring regulatory compliance with internal policies, laws, and best practices. Providing feedback to AML teams on identified gaps will be your key responsibility. You will work closely with the QA team and other key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the AML/CTF Quality Assurance Procedure within Payhawk.
• Carry out QA operations for onboarding, ongoing due diligence (ODD), transaction monitoring, fraud, sanction/PEP screening, and other operational processes within the AML teams.
• Provide regular feedback to AML analysts and their Team Leads.
• Work closely with the QA team and other key stakeholders to improve the quality.
• Identify root causes of low quality and suggest process improvements.
• Be involved in other compliance and AML teams initiatives.
• Foster an overall compliance culture within the Company.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of quality assurance experience in AML/CTF operations.
• Experience and knowledge in onboarding, ODD, transaction monitoring, fraud, sanction/PEP screening, or the ability to learn quickly.
• Capability to provide constructive feedback.
• Ability to work autonomously in uncertain environments.
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, Law, or a related field.
• Detail-oriented and proactive, with strong analytical skills, maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Company Benefits

• 30 days holiday paid leave
• Competitive compensation package
• One week exchange policy to another Payhawk office (London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam and Vilnius)
• Flexible working hours and opportunity to work from home
• Regular team-wide events
• Additional Medical care
• Company office massages
• Personal assistant service
• MultiSport card fully funded by us
• Opportunity to use the Payhawk product