**Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Specialist
- Santa Ana, Costa Rica**
Are you looking to play a key role in helping tackle money laundering and other financial crime? Are you ready to unleash your potential in a global business that is committed to moving money for the better? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Then it's time to join Western Union as an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Specialist.
**Western Union powers your pursuit.**
We are looking for someone to join the Financial Intelligence Unit, Office of Consumer Monitoring and Investigation department (FIU-OCMI), who will be responsible for conducting consumer investigations to detect money laundering and other potential risks.
**Role Responsibilities**:
- Conduct research and analysis of complex, critical issues concerning the patterns and trends associated with money laundering and any other potential risks related to Western Union transactions;
- Prepare regulatory reporting as required by law and by the Company's policies and procedures;
- Assist and support AML compliance team members in order to ensure compliance requirements are being met;
- Utilize a wide variety of research tools, systems, and criteria.
**Role Requirements**:
- We will equip you with job-specific knowledge during initial training, yet we expect that you already understand trends and developments in AML risks and concerns.
- Fluency in English.
- Higher education or equivalent experience preferred.
- Good communication, time management, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
- Working knowledge of MS Office.
- Detail-oriented, able to multitask, and work well under pressure.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
**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
Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate.
Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.
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