AML Compliance Analyst

AML Compliance Analyst

Sezzle is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive AML Compliance Analyst to support its Compliance Team. This role involves providing second-line oversight and day-to-day advisory support across a wide range of business activities by translating regulatory requirements into practical guidance, executing operational compliance reviews, and producing governance-ready documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Provide compliance advisory support to business partners on consumer finance and payments requirements.
• Support the intake, tracking, and completion of Compliance Operations, Advisory, and Financial Crimes Compliance work.
• Perform second-line oversight reviews of complaint handling for higher-risk channels.
• Support issues management governance by maintaining issue/action logs and monitoring aging to closure.
• Participate in change management oversight by reviewing initiatives for compliance impacts.
• Conduct pre-use compliance reviews of marketing and customer communications.
• Assist with product development compliance assessments for new products and material initiatives.
• Support third-party compliance activities for customer-facing vendors.
• Support Financial Crimes Compliance operations, including BSA/AML transaction monitoring, alert and case review, and disposition.
• Assist with sanctions/OFAC screening and watchlist management.
• Support Customer Identification Program (CIP) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) activities.
• Assist in the preparation, documentation, and quality review of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) narratives.
• Advise business, product, and operations partners on financial crimes requirements.
• Support responses to subpoenas and regulatory information requests.
• Prepare clear written memos and governance-ready summaries for leadership and partner reporting.
• Assist in gathering and delivering relevant information for internal and external regulatory reviews.
• Support additional compliance-related initiatives and projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of working independently or collaboratively.
• Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks, laws, and compliance requirements applicable to consumer financial products and services, including financial crimes requirements (BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC/sanctions).
• Experience in compliance operations/advisory, risk management, quality assurance, or other control/oversight activities.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear documentation, memos, and evidence packages.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively across multiple workstreams.
• Analytical thinker with sound judgment and a proactive mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• High integrity, sound ethical judgment, and comfort escalating concerns when needed.
• Working knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance operations - transaction monitoring, alert/case management, sanctions screening, CIP/CDD, and SAR processes - or a demonstrated ability to learn them quickly.
• Comfort working with high-volume data and structured review workflows.

Salary: $1,800 - $2,300 per month (Gross in USD)

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