Financial Crimes Analyst

About Wayflyer

Our mission is to empower eCommerce stores to unlock their full potential. Join us!

Wayflyer is revolutionising eCommerce by levelling the playing field for founders across the world. Our first product, the Merchant Cash Advance, solves a major pain point for brands: access to short-term finance to fund inventory and marketing spend.

Since launching in April 2020, we’ve deployed over $3.0bn in funding to 1,000’s of eCommerce founders across 10 countries.

We’ve helped companies like Wild, Dock & Bay and Branch take their businesses to the next level. Check out this video from Davie Fogherty, another one of our brilliant customers, giving a great explanation of what we do and how we helped The Oodie go from strength to strength.

We’re a fast-growing, venture-backed startup that serves a critical need for eCommerce entrepreneurs. You'll be joining an ambitious, collaborative team that's working on a huge opportunity.

We announced our Series B in February 2022 raising $150m in funding at $1.6bn valuation; backed by world-leading VCs including QED and DST Global.

Teams at Wayflyer are truly cross-functional. Regardless of your role at Wayflyer, you'll work with a variety of different disciplines and teams from around the world on a multitude of challenging projects and game-changing products to revolutionise the eCommerce landscape.

What you'll do

• Conduct and document detailed investigations of Wayflyer customers using internal and open sources to identify potential financial crime concerns and assess the associated risks.

• Provide ongoing oversight, control, support and coordination for AML compliance including Customer Due Diligence, investigating and providing analysis of any suspicious transactions in accordance with current Money Laundering regulations.

• Support the MLRO in implementing and overseeing the AML framework for the business which will address multiple jurisdictions.

• Provide ongoing support and advice on Anti Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions and Anti Bribery and Corruption matters.

• Support the oversight of the appropriate record keeping functions, and making all appropriate filings, including suspicious activity reports.

• Proactively assess current processes and procedures to identify potential operational inefficiencies and additional risk mitigation control opportunities.

• Draft and revise customer contracts, which may include liaising with Sales and Legal colleagues on any special conditions.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• You have 1-2 years relevant professional experience, with knowledge of AML and Financial Crime requirements. Experience in a FinTech business will be an advantage.

• Not afraid of introducing new concepts to a diverse team of stakeholders and you have strong influencing skills.

• Commercially astute and pragmatic with demonstrable project management skills and experience.

• You have a positive attitude and are self-motivated to work on projects through to completion.

• You are flexible, organised and able to prioritise in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment and resourceful in particular when faced with obstacles.

• You are ambitious and want to experience life in a start-up

• You are based in Atlanta and able to operate a hybrid working model 

What is important to point out is that you can do most or all of the above mentioned and can point to your real experience doing it. You’ve probably done it at companies of different shapes, sizes and industries. Given what we do, experience in financial services, fintech and business-to-business organisations is particularly interesting to us.

On top of that, you’re amazing at prioritisation. You make sure you’re not spread too thin while also giving teams the support they need. You spend your time on the things that make a positive difference. People get why you’ve chosen to say ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘not yet’, and are ok with it.

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