Fully Remote

**VALR Company Information**

VALR has built South Africa’s leading cryptocurrency platform serving 300,000 customers. We are proud to offer a suite of products that are helping increase economic freedom and build a financial system that recognizes the oneness of humankind.
- Default to a high degree of autonomy and ownership combined with positive energy and truth-seeking
- Embrace feedback
- Disrupt ourselves
- Expect sustained high performance

Second, we seek people with the desire and capacity to build and share expertise in the frontier technologies of crypto and blockchain, in whatever way is most relevant to their role.

Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone, which we’re working to achieve with our suite of products that serve South Africans and eventually customers globally.

With the above in mind and our goals of disrupting the financial system and serving humanity, we require unique, dedicated and incredibly talented people to join the VALR family.

**Financial Crime Compliance Analyst**

VALR is looking for an experienced financial crime compliance analyst to join our compliance team.

**What would you be doing?**
- Manage investigations relating to Anti-Money Laundering by ensuring that the required SLA’s are achieved and taking appropriate action to ensure timelines are met.
- Manage all regulatory reporting including STRs, SARs among others, and ensure that high-quality reporting is escalated to risk review forums and senior management.
- Manage the Customer Due Diligence process and collaborate closely with our onboarding team to effectively onboard genuine customers.
- Be the point of reference for our onboarding team for due diligence and know your customer matters.
- Assist in conducting periodic client reviews and ongoing monitoring.
- Support the Head of Compliance with regulatory reviews and other risk management-related projects.

**What we look for in you**
- 3-5 years experience in anti-financial crime, AML or compliance, preferably through working at a financial institution or fintech.
- Sound knowledge of international regulations in AML / CTF / Sanctions and other financial crime-related acts.
- Experience executing projects against defined timelines.
- Hardworking and attentive to detail.
- Strong communication skills in English (both written and verbal).
- Critical thinking, problem-solving, and research skills.
- Strong time management and multitasking skills.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to lead oneself without oversight.

**Must-haves**
- A natural inclination to help people and the ability to explain technical details simply

**Nice to haves**
- Experience in working with a fintech or business in the crypto industry.
- A practical and pragmatic approach to compliance.
- Understanding and familiarity with cryptocurrency, Defi, staking, fintech
- An understanding of proposed regulations for the cryptocurrency space, specifically the latest IFWG position paper on crypto assets.
- Passion for cryptocurrencies and alternative financial systems
- Experience working remotely in an early-stage startup environment

**Core Strengths**
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to operate independently in a demanding and dynamic environment
- Strong sense of ownership
- Driven by a passion to learn constantly
- Critical thinker not afraid to make quick decisions and follow-through
- Ability to move quickly and adapt to a changing environment

**What you can expect from VALR**
- Competitive salary: Get paid well to work in an exciting industry
- Leave: Flexible leave policy with 3 weeks minimum
- Remote work: Work from wherever you like - Employees to ensure that there is secure, stable internet connectivity in order to effectively work remotely
- Home office setup: Mac laptop and a discretionary allowance to buy all the extras needed to work happily from home - all of it yours to keep after 3 years
- Learning fund: R10,000 per employee per year for anything that helps you upskill for work, in addition to scheduled VALR training
- Performance bonus: When you contribute to VALR’s success, you’ll be rewarded with lucrative bonuses
- 3 months maternity and 1-month paternity paid leave
- Regular get-togethers outside of work (COVID permitting)
- Annual company retreats (COVID permitting)

**Salary**: R400,000.00 - R800,000.00 per year