Compliance Analyst

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

­­­­­­Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Compliance Analyst  to join our ever Compliance & AML team and help shape the future of global commerce.

What you’ll own

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements applicable to business

• Perform Regulatory Compliance Assessments and Compliance Audits

• Perfrom regulatory horizon scanning and review documentation such as Bank of Greece Acts, EU Directives and Guidelines, Scheme mandates etc.

• Assessment of the validity of reports received regarding suspected money laundering or terrorist financing by merchants serviced by the Company

• Provide due diligence for all new and existing partners.  This is a full process that partners need to adhere to and requires documentation, investigation, submission of documents, coordinating calls and ensure full compliance.

• Support of internal and external audits

• Support coordination locally to ensure findings are remediated

• Ensure all regulatory reporting requirements are met and work with finance and IT to ensure the right statistics are created and reported correctly

• Advise the Business on applicable regulatory requirements. Engage with the business and manage their queries and requests on regulatory matters.

• Collate Compliance Management information on regular and ad hoc basis

• Develop company policies and procedures on compliance matters

• Maintain compliance analysis models to improve efficiency and effectiveness of company systems

• Ensure confidentiality of all information collected during investigation.

• Perform transaction monitoring and recommend compliance processes for changing transaction patterns and trends

• Support review documentation from and develop an expertise in at least 1 or more payment networks and/or other regulatory bodies (i.e. Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Discover, etc.) to identify required business and system updates. Recommends routine and occasionally non-routine approaches and/or solutions that are compliant with applicable regulations while balancing proper investment pursuant to overall corporate, division and department goals. Demonstrates a general knowledge of processing platforms, downstream services/products and potential client impacts to processes and business operations while documenting business compliance requirements.

• Administer the compliance work stream of at least 1 or more initiatives/projects to ensure adherence to department, division, and corporate disciplines and methodologies while maintaining compliance to reporting standards/requirements and proper usage of escalation. Works in close liaison with both technical and business stakeholders to ensure basic technical solutions correctly encapsulate the identified compliance/business requirements.

• Collaborate with the internal Product team to determine the application of legal/regulatory requirements and ensure optional/user requirements support strategic direction while preserving compliance as they pertain to existing basic to moderately complex products.

• Continue to build technical acumen to provide compliance guidance and feedback for proposed technical solutions.

• Other tasks assigned by the Director

The duties listed are indicative and not restrictive.

What you’ll bring

• University Degree in Law, Business Administration, Economics or related field. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is desirable

• 2+ years of professional experience in a compliance or audit role, preferably in the payment or financial industry

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office

• Excellent command of the Greek/ English language (both written and verbally)

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in English, additional language skills are an advantage

• Strong time management, organizational and problem solving skills

• Professional attitude and strong personal ethics

• Self-motivated and able to work independently

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

About the team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.

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