**Senior Associate, AML Compliance - Santa Ana, Costa Rica**
Are you looking to play a key role in helping combat financial crime?
How about
unleashing your skills in a hugely successful business that is committed to moving money for better?
Join Western Union as Senior Associate, AML Compliance.
**Western Union powers your pursuit.
**
We'll be looking for you to be part of our Know Your Customer team which are responsible
for making sure that we and our customers are protected against money laundering or
other illegal activities.
**Role Responsibilities**
- Contributing to the development, implementation and enforcement of policies, procedures, and programs designed to minimize potential money laundering risk within the established strategies.
- Assessing the viability of prospective companies to become Western Union agents.
- Performing due diligence for the onboarding, recertification and periodic monitoring of Western Union agent locations on a global scale
- Providing guidance to Sales/KYA colleagues based on the applicable regulations and guidelines.
- Ensuring consistency among databases and the quality of the data provided by Agents.
- Maintaining agent data and adequate reflection on all databases
- Assisting Analysts and Management Team as required
**Role Requirements**
- Bachelor's degree is desirable or equivalent job experience in Financial Services or Compliance industry is preferred.
- At least 2 years' experience in Agent Services & Due Diligence or similar relevant work experience (internal)
- Proven Subject Matter Expertise on KPIs and regulatory matters.
- Proven Subject Matter Expertise on main GDD workstreams: LACA, MAAE, US, and WUPSIL/Non-WUPSIL is highly desirable.
- In-depth internet research skills
- Strong analytical and organizational skills and high attention to detail.
- Team player with strong collaborative abilities.
- Able to work in a fast-paced, highly structured, deadline-driven culture.
- Experience making independent decisions and working with a high level of autonomy.
- Able to use comprehensive mainframe systems such as iWatch, and Salesforce, among others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Customer-centric mindset
- Fluent in English (B2+)
**We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere.
Join us for what's next.
**
Western Union is positioned to become the world's most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities.
We're a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe.
More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.
**Benefits**
You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few
Your Costa Rica
- specific benefits include:
- Asociación Solidarista
- Paid time off including extended maternity leave.
- In house company doctor services
- Continuing Education
- Transportation services options
- Parking spaces
- Hybrid model work
- Flexible Working Schedules if applicable
- Referral Program award
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and committees to volunteer with
- Carpooling Program
- Price Smart membership
- Pan American Medical and Life insurance
- Cafeteria Subsidy
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