Financial Crime Compliance Research Analyst

nCino offers exciting career opportunities for individuals who want to join the worldwide leader in cloud banking.

The Compliance Team works to provide a spectrum of comprehensive financial crime compliance related services to customers.

We are resourceful problem solvers with a focus on advising our customers to run their business in a compliant way. We do this by providing best-in-class professional solutions whilst adding value to our overall service and product offering.

We actively share our knowledge and experience with each other and as part of the larger organisation, we support our colleagues in their quest for knowledge around financial crime and are always on call to help them figure out a challenge or work with them on new ideas for our software solution or product and service offerings.

By guiding and supporting our customers in identifying, mitigating and reporting money laundering and financial crimes that result from predicate crimes, we make a tangible impact in protecting our society, economy, environment and wildlife.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Ensure DocFox watchlist screening tool is kept relevant, accurate and up to date through ongoing monitoring, research, and updates of potentially higher risk persons and entities
- Assist to identify, qualify, research, and implement additional risk categories that could be added to our DocFox watchlist
- Assist with the research, review and analysis of reports into high-profile events (e.g. VBS, State Capture, Digital Vibes) to identify potential persons and entities to include in screening lists
- Undertake enhanced due diligence and research of individuals and entities on behalf of customers
- Assist with the identification and assessment of additional public or paywall data sources for both core services and value-add
- Provide support, guidance, assistance and escalate more complex matters to Compliance Services and other teams as appropriate
- Create and deliver general FICA, watchlist, sanctions and screening related training to colleagues and customers
- Seek knowledge, refine and reinforce domain skills, work collaboratively for team and/or broader group success
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education & Training:
Knowledge, Skill, and Ability:

- Awareness of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (and its Amendments, Guidance Notes and PCC’s) around client due diligence, sanctions and screen for risk
- Understand and possess interest in money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial related crimes
- Ability to interpret news events and detect relevance to watchlist screening with particular focus on law enforcement activities
- A confident ability in the written word (primarily English, with other African languages a bonus)
- Ability to absorb information quickly to identify its relevance and summarise concisely
- A self-motivated, persistent, and resourceful problem solver, able to use a variety of tools to research and confirm information
- Proficient in Excel, or similar data and data entry skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy of capturing information
- Knowledge of internet search engines and public databases
- Ability to handle and maintain confidentiality and privacy

Years of Related Experience:

- Minimum of two (2) years' experience
- NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

None
- PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
- Experience with any financial crime compliance or risk-based environment
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nCino provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetics or other protected groups. In addition to federal law requirements, nCino complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.


Our commitment to inclusion and equality includes a strong belief that the diversity of our team is instrumental to our success. We strive to create workplaces where employees are empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.