AML Review Analyst

2 days ago

Pune, Maharashtra, India Blucognition Full time ₹ 5,00,000 - ₹ 12,00,000 per year

AML Review Analyst

Job Title: AML Review

Location: Pune, MH

Department: Fraud Operations

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary:

The AML & Financial Crime Analyst is responsible for protecting the organization against financial crime risks by ensuring rigorous customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, fraud investigation, and strict regulatory compliance. This role demands a detail-oriented mindset, strong analytical and investigative skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct thorough initial, ongoing, and enhanced due diligence investigations and analysis of customers, corporate entities, and business partners to ensure compliance with KYC/KYB policies, CDD, EDD, and regulatory standards.
  • Collect, review, and validate documentationincluding identification, business licenses, financial statements, and digital footprints (online presence, reputation, social media)—to establish authenticity and legitimacy.
  • Utilize various databases and online resources for background checks and risk assessment, monitor transactions and reviewing sanctions alerts, and investigating potential fraud cases such as account takeover, first-party fraud, impersonation, chargebacks, and card abuse.
  • Identify, assess, and document potential risks by reviewing financial transactions, reputation, industry context, and emerging trends, and prepare investigation reports, disposition outcomes, and comprehensive audit records.
  • Stay updated on regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and changing trends to ensure alignment with evolving KYC/KYB, AML, and fraud prevention standards.
  • Communicate effectively with peers, managers, subject matter experts, and other internal stakeholders to address queries, provide guidance, escalate issues, and draft response that meet regulatory standards.
  • Collaborate across teams—including Compliance, Risk, Product, and Customer Success—to mitigate risks, participate in compliance projects and perform audits, support process improvements, and suggest workflow enhancements.
  • Rigorously uphold data privacy and confidentiality standards in all aspects of sensitive customer information handling and record-keeping.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, Law, or related field; professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA, ACAMS) preferred but not mandatory.
  • 2+ years of experience in compliance, AML, financial crime investigations, fraud analysis, BNPL (Chargeback/Dispute).
  • Solid understanding of KYC/KYB, CDD, EDD, transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening.
  • Strong knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., FATF, OFAC, local laws).
  • Strong analytical, investigative, and documentation skills, with excellent attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite and relevant compliance/risk management tools.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Preferred Attributes

  • Previous experience in Banks/SBFE, fintech, payments, or financial services.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to fast-paced environments.
  • Exposure to digital research, OSINT (Open-source intelligence), and large corporate customer profiles.

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