Compliance Officer - Ongoing Due Diligence

About Thunes

Thunes is a global, fast-growing, and innovative Fintech scale-up that uses technology to disrupt and transform the existing financial system.

We have a strong Mission: to create a better global payments network, and a great Purpose: to connect the world to economic opportunities and address systemic inequality when it comes to financial services.

We are proud to power payments for the world’s fastest-growing businesses and work with some of the amazing global brands - from Gig Economy giants such as Uber and Deliveroo and Southeast Asia's super-app Grab, to global Fintech leaders such as PayPal and Remitly. 

Our Products help to drastically simplify the Payment integration experience for our customers: with a single, simple connection, businesses and consumers can send payments to – and get paid in – every corner of the world. Instantly. 

Thunes is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in Barcelona, London, Paris, Shanghai, New York, Dubai, and Nairobi.

Context of the Role

Reporting to the Ongoing Due Diligence Manager, the Compliance Officer (ODD), will partner with Legal, Sales and Product team members situated globally to conduct level one reviews of the ongoing due diligence of Payment Service Providers, Banks, and other regulated and non-regulated companies across the globe. This role provides an exciting opportunity to work on an international stage, alongside household names, and join a rapidly growing FinTech company making a real impact on the lives of people in developed and emerging markets alike.

Key Responsibilities 

• Conduct Level One Know Your Partner analysis, including the following: Checklist review of the corporate documentation including business registration (COI, MoA), composition of the company structure (shareholding certificate, UBO identification), audited financial statements, industry licenses, personal identification documents (passports).
• Checklist review of the Policy Framework including Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Policy, Data Protection policy, Anti Bribery and Corruption policy
• Conduct research on legal entities in the Company’s systems (WorldCheck, Bureau Van Dijk, Graydon etc.) as well as in official government records and other public websites
• Conduct basic corporate research on legal entities using closed databases public websites (sector/industry type, products, services sold, localisation of main suppliers, main clients and operation locations)
• Identify situations where a clients information or documents appear fraudulent or suspicious.
• Communicate with clients, as needed, to gather and understand information on beneficial ownership or on any other missing documents.

Professional Experience/Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree and/ or hold a professional compliance qualification (e.g. ICA, ACAMS, CFE etc.)
• 1year + experience focusing on KYC/KYB (ideally within a financial institution)
• Understand the principles and be familiar with Payment products
• Good understanding of corporate organizational structures
• Strong English language skills (speak, read & write) & additional language skills are beneficial (Spanish, French, Portuguese, Mandarin)
• Able to work under pressure and manage own workload.
• Passionate about technology and start-ups.
• Strong internal and external stakeholder management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

Sound like you? Apply now!