Compliance Analyst

🕒 July 24

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Sezzle

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2016

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

Fintech • B2C • eCommerce

Sezzle is a financial technology company that offers a "buy now, pay later" service, allowing consumers to purchase products and pay for them in four interest-free installments over six weeks. The Sezzle app provides users with a flexible financing alternative to traditional credit cards, enabling instant approval decisions without impacting credit scores. Sezzle partners with various top brands, including Amazon, Walmart, and Target, to offer in-app and in-store payment options. The company's mission is to empower consumers financially by providing more financial freedom and control. It is available as a mobile app, with millions of downloads and high user ratings, and works towards accessibility and inclusion on its platform.

📋 Description

• Provide compliance advisory support to business partners on consumer finance and payments requirements; document guidance, decisions, and follow-ups. • Support the intake, tracking, and completion of Compliance Operations, Advisory, and Financial Crimes Compliance work (advisory requests, reviews, alerts/cases, and actions) using defined workflows and evidence standards. • Perform second-line oversight reviews of complaint handling for higher-risk channels (e.g., CFPB, BBB, and executive escalations) and contribute to complaint trend and root-cause analysis. • Support issues management governance by maintaining issue/action logs, validating remediation plans and evidence, and monitoring aging to closure. • Participate in change management oversight by reviewing initiatives for compliance impacts, control readiness, and required approvals/escalations. • Conduct pre-use compliance reviews of marketing and customer communications; identify required disclosures and risks (e.g., UDAAP, fair lending) and document results. • Assist with product development compliance assessments for new products and material initiatives; coordinate inputs, maintain risk/control documentation, and track conditions for launch. • Support third-party compliance activities for customer-facing vendors (e.g., due diligence documentation support, contract requirement tracking, ongoing monitoring). • Support Financial Crimes Compliance operations, including BSA/AML transaction monitoring, alert and case review, and disposition consistent with established procedures. • Assist with sanctions/OFAC screening and watchlist management, including reviewing potential matches, documenting dispositions, and escalating true or probable matches. • Support Customer Identification Program (CIP) and Customer Due Diligence/Enhanced Due Diligence (CDD/EDD) activities, including identity-verification exceptions, remediation of identity defects, and program control testing. • Assist in the preparation, documentation, and quality review of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) narratives and supporting evidence, coordinating with investigators and escalating as appropriate. • Advise business, product, and operations partners on financial crimes requirements and control expectations for new and existing products, and document guidance and decisions. • Support responses to subpoenas and regulatory information requests, including FinCEN Section 314(a) inquiries. • Prepare clear written memos and governance-ready summaries (metrics, themes, escalations) for leadership and partner reporting. • Assist in gathering and delivering relevant information for internal and external regulatory reviews, examinations, audits, or other supervisory events. • Support additional compliance-related initiatives and projects as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of working independently or collaboratively. • Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks, laws, and compliance requirements applicable to consumer financial products and services, including financial crimes requirements (BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC/sanctions). • Experience in compliance operations/advisory, risk management, quality assurance, or other control/oversight activities (planning, documentation, analysis, and reporting). • Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear documentation, memos, and evidence packages. • Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively across multiple workstreams. • Analytical thinker with sound judgment and a proactive mindset; able to recommend practical solutions that mitigate risk and strengthen controls. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels and provide effective challenge and recommend practical solutions to mitigate risk and enhance controls. • High integrity, sound ethical judgment, and comfort escalating concerns when needed. • Working knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance operations - transaction monitoring, alert/case management, sanctions screening, CIP/CDD, and SAR processes - or a demonstrated ability to learn them quickly. • Comfort working with high-volume data and structured review workflows. • Self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of working independently or collaboratively in a fast-moving environment.