The Opportunity:The AML/KYC Consultant supports investor onboarding and ongoing monitoring activities by performing detailed reviews and managing moderately complex cases.
The role requires strong judgement in assessing entity structures, identifying documentation gaps, recommending valid substitutes where appropriate, and escalating higher-risk matters.
What you'll do: - Perform AML/KYC reviews for investor onboarding and lifecycle events within private funds environments.
- Support execution of Conduct Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) in line with established procedures and regulatory expectations.
- Review investor documentation and assess completeness across a range of entity types, including corporates, partnerships, trusts, and regulated FI.
- Analyze ownership structures and recommend valid alternative documentation where standard documents are not available.
- Document onboarding conclusions clearly and accurately, including risk considerations and outstanding follow-ups.
- Escalate complex or high-risk investor files to senior reviewers as required.-risk matters as appropriate.
- Meet productivity, quality, and SLA expectations while supporting consistent onboarding delivery across this engagement.
- Collaborate with team members to maintain balanced file analysis and support coverage needs.
To Qualify for the role, you will have: - 3-5 years of AML/KYC investor onboarding, fund compliance, or financial crime operations within private markets.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing institutional investors, complex structures, private equity, hedge funds subscription documentation.
- Strong understanding of investor due diligence framework under Luxembourg AML regime; Cayman Islands AML Regulations; US financial crime compliance principles.
- Ability to apply risk-based judgement while maintaining documentation discipline.-driven environment.
- CAMS certification preferred, or willingness to obtain CAMS.
Ideally, you'll also have:- Major or concentration in compliance, criminal justice, law, business, accounting, finance, and/or economics preferred.
Skills and Attributes for Success: - Demonstrated professional integrity
- Dependable, flexible, and adaptable to new ACA initiatives and changing client needs
- Ability to exercise discretion and make independent judgments on matters of significance
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, small team environment
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients
- Highly motivated and goal oriented; pro-active in one's own education and career progression; volunteers for and shows initiative on both internal and external projects and tasks
- Dedicated to upholding ACA's high-quality standards and customer service focus
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and comfortable working in a tech enabled environment.
What working at ACA offers:We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options as well as a flexible work environment. You'll also be granted time off for designated ACA Paid Holidays, Summer Fridays, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. We also offer unique benefits such as Student Debt Forgiveness and Pet Insurance.
Salary Range: $72,000.00 - $90,000.00
The cash compensation range we have provided has been benchmarked against similar organizations of comparable size, sector, and age. Our offers of employment consider a variety of factors, including but not limited to, unique skill sets, specific expertise or certifications and business/organizational needs. It is not typical for us to hire talent at the top of the range for a role, in part because it's so important to us to allow all ACA employees the opportunity to develop over time, and to feel rewarded for doing so. Our listed range is a reasonable estimate of the total yearly compensation.
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