Senior Corporate Compliance Analyst

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

What You’ll Do

The Senior Corporate Compliance Analyst will work with business to operationalize and ensure that there is compliance with the Company’s Compliance and Anti Money Laundering (AML) programs. This role will suit an individual who is motivated and looking to work in a high growth and fast paced environment. This role requires expertise in Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance with motivation to collaborate with the team and other stakeholders to build out the AML and Compliance programs as required.

Individual will be team point of contact with stakeholders in the business and this will require on-site presence in our Brighton office.

You Will

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Perform the Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Know Your Customer (KYC) functions including, but not limited to, the review and approval of new and existing customer accounts, conducting AML, KYC and Customer Due Diligence checks, ongoing due diligence, risk assessments, enhanced due diligence and transaction monitoring.
• Work closely with the Corporate Compliance Director, Corporate Compliance Managers, and other internal stakeholders to implement the Company’s Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs based on overall Company processes and country-specific requirements.
• Complete and review Sanctions, Adverse Media, and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening of the customers against the relevant lists.
• Ensure that all internal suspicious activity notifications and reports received are investigated without delay and the necessary action taken.
• Provide support and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) subject matter expertise to employees across business to help them understand Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements as they relate to their function.
• Assist on compliance issues to ensure regulatory requirements are met using various monitoring systems and reports.
• Receive and responding to ad hoc compliance requests or inquiries as they relate to UK and EU requirements.
• Assist with all Anti-Money Laundering (AML) related regulatory enquiries, examinations, and audits for UK entity.
  
  
  

What You'll Need to be Successful

• Minimum 5 years of Anti-Money Laundering / Know Your Customer (AML/KYC) experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree required in finance, business, compliance, or related field is preferred.
• Anti-Money Laundering / Know Your Customer (AML/KYC) experience in Payments or e-commerce industry is an advantage.
• A strong understanding of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) related regulatory structure and process, regulations, and their underlying principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Critical and independent thinker, with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills with an attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, and dynamic environment and support teams across multiple locations.
• Work effectively and independently but also a good team player.
• Fluency in English. Any other languages would be considered as an asset.
• Focus on customer experience and customer satisfaction.
  
  
  

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year. Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.