Compliance Analyst Remote

Compliance Analyst

Legend Trading is an industry leader focused on building the best financial payment infrastructure for the future and web 3.0. We believe the future of global finance should be open to everyone. The financial markets should be available to everyone located anywhere in the world. Our vision is to bring the benefits of digital assets to the masses. We have a payment infrastructure that seamlessly combines trading, payment services, and compliance to empower people and businesses of all sizes to successfully participate in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area; Legend Trading employees work across the United States from satellite and remote locations. We work in different time zones and serve customers from all over the world. We build for people and the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Our focus is on bringing value to our customers and we consider ourselves to be legends who are tirelessly building a future for finance and bringing forward disruptive technology that will benefit everyone. We are all entrepreneurs who want to show the world the positive impact of digital assets.

Legend Trading is searching for a highly motivated and team-oriented Compliance Analyst to help conduct investigations, analyze transaction activity and trends, and write Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The person in this role will ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices while playing a part in building a ‘culture of compliance’.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience at a financial institution, payment, or cryptocurrency company
• Financial crimes related experience (e.g., anti-money laundering, fraud, investigations, SARs filings, sanctions, BSA, US PATRIOT Act)
• Excellent oral, written, critical thinking, problem solving, research, and analytical skills
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, and rules impacting the financial services, payments, and cryptocurrency industries
• Sound understanding of compliance and operational risks and internal control frameworks
• Analytical and love paying attention to details
• Ability to organize & prioritize workload, and work independently
• Ability to work under pressure and changing deadlines

Responsibilities

• The role will be exposed to an array of compliance activities focused on licensing, AML, BSA, OFAC, FinCEN, and will be tasked with working with PII, financial data, applications to identify potentially unusual, fraudulent, criminal, or suspicious activity as defined by regulations and industry best practices
• Undertake KYC/AML reviews at enhanced due diligence level as part of new client onboarding, for new and existing individual or institutional clients, making sound judgement calls in terms of escalation and risk mitigation.
• Complete Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on customer and institutional accounts
• Perform regular AML, bank verification and global sanctions monitoring/screening checks and oversight on existing clients within the system.
• Write and review Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
• Investigate user activity for evidence of money laundering, fraud, terrorism financing, or other illicit financial activity
• Participate in daily and weekly cross-functional compliance meetings
• Assist with the investigative process for law enforcement requests, audit requests, regulatory requests, and banking partner requests
• Support internal and external compliance efforts and audits

Preferred

• Experience at a high-growth startup
• Crypto experience strongly preferred
• CAMS, CFE, or equivalent certification

Benefits Offered

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• PTO
• The annual gross base salary range is $60,000-$80,000; this range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position.

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