**AML Compliance Officer - Santa Ana, Costa Rica**
Would you like to play a critical role in preventing fraud and other illegal activities?
Do you have strong interpersonal skills and impeccable attention to detail?
Join Western Union as AML Compliance Officer.
**Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful**
We're a FinTech that's using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations.
We're a team of over 8,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories.
We believe when money moves, better things happen.
**Better requires process, discipline, and simplification**
We'll be looking to you to support our agents and affiliates to perform anti money laundering (AML) programs to ensure they comply with regulations.
You will do this by conducting on-site/offsite/virtual inspections and support our agents by implementing AML practices and procedures.
Where required, you will evaluate and provide training and resources to help our agents comply the robustness of existing controls.
You will analyze agent transactions, report any suspicious activities and work with law enforcement when required.
You will partner closely with your local AML team to assist them in the overall development of AML programs and initiatives.
You will build strong relationships with our agents as you will also perform remediation actions to make sure any issues detected have been resolved and the agent is fully compliant.
For such a critical position, we require you to have worked in an AML compliance, investigations, or risk-based role previously within the financial industry.
Having and understanding of laws and regulations related to AML/CTF and Anti-Fraud policies and procedures in needed, as well as having a strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
Travel flexibility up to 40% is needed, this can be adjusted based on business needs.
A passport is required and driver license desirable.
Excellent communication in both English B2+ and Spanish are a must as you need to deliver an effective AML training program to a wide audience within Latino-America Region (Mexico, Centro America, and South America).
We need you to have strong Interpersonal skills and customer service experience.
You will have an analytical mind set and be comfortable in using Microsoft Office.
Knowledge on agent enrollment, GDD process & Third Language such as Portuguese or French is a plus.
**Join us, and let's move money for better**
We're a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop.
You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.
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