Compliance & Risk Analyst

About Us:

Checkbook enables businesses to access the speed, flexibility and cost savings of digital payments, with the familiarity and simplicity of paper checks. By providing businesses an on-ramp from paper to digital payments, we can effectively onboard customers at any stage of their digital transformation process.

The Role

Are you ready to be our compliance superhero? As a key player on our Compliance team, you’ll be the first line of defense, safeguarding our business while ensuring smooth onboarding for customers. From meticulously verifying documentation to spotting potential red flags, you'll keep everything running smoothly and in line with the latest regulations. Your adaptability, attention to detail, and proactive mindset will shine as you help navigate the fast-paced world of AML/CFT compliance. If you're a problem solver who thrives on ambiguity and loves collaborating across teams, this is your chance to make a real impact!

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside CEO and Finance Controller to augment compliance with the regulatory framework and any licensure if needed
  
• If you have some working experience with MTL (Money Transfer License / Money Transmitter License) that would be great
  
• Familiarity with Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act
  
• Participate and/or lead leadership discussions about areas of focus, with a special eye to risk and compliance
  
• Act as point of contract for area of responsibility for other risk areas across the company
  
• Keep abreast of upcoming, new and revised rules, regulations and directives applicable to the business, and facilitate changes as required
  
• Provide regular reporting on risk assessment developments, engagement planning and status, engagement outcomes, tracking of open issues, themes
  
• Train staff and partners on skills that support key capabilities such as risk assessment, substantive and control testing, control design best practices, professional/technical writing, influencing
  
• Work with business unit leaders to create and implement mitigation plans to manage identified risks, facilitating collaboration among unit leaders to mitigate risks which originate in one department but impact multiple units
  
• Expand the concepts of risk management and IQP to all areas of the company and phases of product lifecycle
  
• Ensure consistent application of the integrated Risk Management framework across therapeutic areas
  
• Validate policies and procedures for payment services products
  
• Work closely with the product teams to build a product that delivers a great user experience whilst also ensuring we meet regulatory requirements and deliver good outcomes for customers/markets
  
• Ensure risk management processes for payment services products are robust and occur in a timely manner Identifying regulatory challenges and changes relating to payment services products to ensure these are addressed/implemented in good time
  
• Work with key internal and external stakeholders as required
  
• Coordinate regulatory exams and internal business unit audits
  
• Problem solving mindset with a focus on unlocking growth while balancing risk and compliance

Benefits and perks:

Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD and a variety of other programs)

401k

Equity

Catered meals

*Equal Opportunities Employment Statement*

It is our policy to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race (including color, nationality and ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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