Senior Compliance Analyst

Masref is a Fintech that provides USD accounts to people in countries where inflation is high and banking is broken. Started by a team of Rhodes Scholars at the University of Oxford with experience in banking, regulatory compliance, and fintech working for the likes of Robinhood and Microsoft. Masref is backed by prominent investors that backed companies like Facebook, Google, Airbnb, and Coinbase including Y combinator, Sequoia Capital, and SV Angel among others.

About our Risk & Compliance Team:

nsave brings a modern approach to technology which provides high quality services to our clients. That means automated testing rather than manual testing. We are building our core banking system in-house and work with cloud technology rather than on premises. We are the custodians of our customers' money, who often trust us with their livelihood and therefore take our job very seriously. Especially when using new techniques as we are, it is important that all these systems and processes are working as intended and not creating any undue risks for us or our customers. So, we’re looking for somebody with first-hand experience in building things in this way to provide oversight and assurance.

We are seeking two Senior Compliance Analysts to join our dynamic risk and compliance team. The team’s role is to support business areas in effectively manage conduct risk. This remit includes undertaking a compliance monitoring programme overseeing nsave’s financial operations in Switzerland. The jobholder will work closely with the front, middle and back-office functions. The role involves leading the delivery of key aspects of the team’s remit with frequent exposure to senior management and a chance to make a difference safeguarding the financial operations as well as provide financial inclusion to people in distressed economies. Effectively, you will be working alongside subject matter experts to manage risk within our risk appetite.

The key responsibilities are to: • Investigate high volume payment alerts within the nsave Transaction Monitoring Tool and provide consistent detailed rationales for decision to release/reject/block • Review mobile money transfers sanction alerts and assess whether they are permissible or require further investigation • Liaise with clients via email where necessary to discount potential true matches • Ensure hits/alerts are handled in accordance with defined procedures and meet standards for both quality and timeliness

The successful candidate will have: • Minimum 2 years experience in a Sanctions/Anti Financial Crime related role • Banking Experience • Payments/SWIFT knowledge • Experience of working with high-risk jurisdictions or emerging markets • Knowledge/Experience in Tech-related Financial Services

Job Offer Competitive salary and benefits. Hybrid working.

Job Type: FTE