Description
Summary:
Seeking a detail-oriented Junior AML Analyst to support operations in Brazil by maintaining the AML/CFT framework, conducting transaction monitoring, performing customer due diligence, and assisting with risk assessments.
Highlights:
1. Hybrid position ideal for early-career compliance professionals
2. Expand expertise in financial crime prevention within a fast-paced environment
3. Structured mentorship and opportunities for career growth
**Job Title: Junior AML Analyst**
**Location: São Paulo, SP (Bela Vista / Paulista region)**
**Work Model: Hybrid (4 days onsite / 1 day remote)**
**About the Role**
We are seeking a detail\-oriented Junior AML Analyst to support our growing operations in Brazil. In this role, you will play a key part in maintaining our AML/CFT framework by conducting transaction monitoring, performing customer due diligence, and assisting with risk assessments.
This is a hybrid position based at our São Paulo office near Avenida Paulista, ideal for an early\-career compliance professional—preferably with a background in banking or financial services—looking to expand their expertise in financial crime prevention within a fast\-paced environment.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* **Monitoring \& Alerts:** Review daily transactional alerts to flag unusual activity, potential money laundering, or terrorist financing risks.
* **Investigations \& Escalations:** Run initial reviews on flagged accounts, document your findings, and draft clear summaries to close alerts or escalate suspicious cases to senior analysts.
* **CDD \& PEP Reviews:** Perform basic Customer Due Diligence (CDD), screening high\-risk profiles, PEPs, and sanctions lists, preparing clear summary files for senior sign\-off.
* **Documentation \& Audit Prep:** Help collect case files, data samples, and audit trail documents when internal or external reviews come up.
* **Tracking \& Metrics:** Keep track of daily case counts, alert turnarounds, and escalation numbers to feed into monthly management reports.
* **Cross\-Team Support:** Reach out to operations, support, and account teams to gather missing KYC information or clarify customer activity.
* **Stay Updated:** Keep track of changes in Brazilian financial crime regulations and emerging criminal trends.
**Requirements** **Qualifications \& Requirements**
* Experience: 1–2 years of experience in AML, KYC, Sanctions, or Fraud Analysis (prior experience in a bank, fintech, or financial institution is strongly preferred).
* Education: Bachelor’s degree (Graduação) in Law, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
* Languages: Fluency in Portuguese and Advanced/Business English (written and verbal) required for international stakeholder reporting.
* Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel/spreadsheets and familiarity with AML monitoring software or case management tools.
**Nice\-to\-Haves but not Required**
* Professional AML certifications such as CAMS, ICA, or local Brazilian compliance credentials.
* Familiarity with Bacen (Central Bank of Brazil) or Coaf regulations and reporting standards.
* Prior experience or interest in the online gaming, payments, or fintech sectors in Brazil.
**Benefits** **What We Offer / Work Setup**
* Location: Modern office located near Avenida Paulista, São Paulo.
* Schedule: Hybrid working model — 4 days onsite per week, 1 day remote.
* Collaborative culture with structured mentorship and opportunities for career growth in Anti\-Financial Crime.