About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented Compliance Analyst who is fluent in Chinese and English to join our growing Compliance team. This mid-level role is suitable for someone with experience in financial services, Forex/CFD, FinTech, payments, virtual assets, or another regulated environment. The successful candidate will support the day-to-day compliance function, including client onboarding, KYC/CDD reviews, transaction monitoring, regulatory compliance, and internal investigations. The role also involves supporting Chinese-speaking clients, partners, and stakeholders as required.
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What You'll Do
- Conduct KYC, CDD, and enhanced due diligence (EDD) reviews for new and existing clients.
- Review and verify client identification and supporting documentation.
- Conduct customer risk assessments and identify potential compliance risks.
- Perform ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews of client accounts.
- Assist with transaction monitoring and the investigation of unusual or potentially suspicious activities.
- Escalate potential compliance concerns, suspicious activity, and high-risk cases to the relevant Compliance Manager or MLRO.
- Conduct screening against sanctions, PEP, adverse media, and other relevant watchlists.
- Support the investigation and resolution of compliance-related alerts and cases.
- Assist with maintaining accurate compliance records, reports, and supporting documentation.
- Support regulatory and internal compliance requirements, policies, and procedures.
- Work closely with teams including Operations, Customer Support, Payments, Risk, and Management to resolve compliance-related matters.
- Assist in responding to internal and external compliance queries.
- Support compliance monitoring, audits, and internal reviews where required.
- Identify potential gaps or risks in existing processes and recommend improvements.
- Ensure all compliance activities are conducted in accordance with internal policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
What We're Looking For
- 2–5 years of experience in Compliance, AML, KYC, CDD, Risk, Financial Crime, or a similar role.
- Previous experience within Forex/CFD, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Banking, or Virtual Assets is highly preferred.
- Good understanding of AML/CFT, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, PEP screening, and transaction monitoring.
- Experience reviewing complex or high-risk customer profiles is an advantage.
- Familiarity with compliance and screening tools such as World-Check, Dow Jones, LexisNexis, ComplyAdvantage, or similar platforms is a plus.
- Strong analytical and investigative skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information professionally.
- Comfortable working independently while knowing when to escalate complex matters.
- Strong communication and report-writing skills.
- Fluent in both Chinese and English, with the ability to communicate professionally in written and spoken Mandarin.
- A compliance-related certification such as CAMS, ICA, ACAMS, or similar would be an advantage.
