AML Operations Analyst

🕒 July 14

🇳🇬 Nigeria – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

⚙️ Operations

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

👻 Ghost score 33%

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LemFi

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

📦 Logistics

💰 $53M Series B - LemFi on 2025-01

Consulting • Insurance • Logistics

LemFi is building the go-to financial app for the Global South, enabling customers to spend, save, send, and grow their wealth all in one place. The app addresses the barriers to fair and affordable financial services faced by many when moving countries, offering features like international transfers, multi-currency accounts, savings, and financial tools. With over 2 million customers globally, LemFi empowers people to support their families, build financial stability, and stay connected from anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Review transaction monitoring, customer verification, and sanctions screening alerts and make accurate, timely decisions • Perform enhanced due diligence on higher-risk customers and provide recommendations to Compliance leadership • Conduct first-level reviews of customers or transactions displaying red flags • Escalate suspicious activity when required • Fulfill due diligence and RFI requests from payments and banking partners within agreed SLAs • Respond to compliance-related customer tickets • Collaborate cross-functionally • Build knowledge of emerging AML typologies, risks, and criminal trends • Report to the Financial Crime Operations or Customer Due Diligence Manager • Participate in hiring manager and final technical/behavioral interviews

🎯 Requirements

• 1–3 years of AML and/or CDD compliance experience within a fintech, financial institution, or advisory/audit company • Hands-on experience with KYC reviews, ID verification, enhanced due diligence, sanctions and transaction monitoring alerts • Ability to independently assess customer risk and make defensible decisions • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English • Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Sheets for case management and reporting • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail • Sound judgement when assessing customer and transaction risk • Ability to identify inconsistencies and red flags • Ability to work in a fast-changing environment with evolving regulations and priorities • Ability to use alert and case information to support accurate decision-making • Ability to work well with global teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work in Nigeria • Opportunity to make a meaningful difference for financially underserved immigrants • Work with a global team spanning 20+ countries • Exposure to complex challenges and immediate impact in a fast-growing fintech environment