Analyst - AML Compliance

What are we building?
Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social casino company in the world. We’re building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating, and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer’s interaction, experience, behaviour, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically.

Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the new Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known to the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We’re taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space — ready to join us?

What’s the position?
Our Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Analyst will be an integral part of our International Markets AML Compliance Team, reporting to the regional Senior Financial Crime Manager. The AML Compliance Analyst will review high-risk accounts, transactions, and internal reports escalated by various business lines for consideration of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Acting as a liaison and AML/CTF advisor to internal Hard Rock Digital departments and teams.

• Reviewing internal Suspicious Activity/Suspicious Transaction Reports (SAR/STR) raised by employees; analysing and preparing summaries and recommendations for the MLRO to consider external reporting obligations.

• Assisting in conducting AML/CTF Compliance Monitoring/Quality Assurance reviews across the AML/CTF framework, preparing and presenting detailed reports for the Senior Financial Crime Manager and MLROs perusal.

• Reviewing higher risk customer accounts/scenarios and preparing Customer Risk Assessments (CRA), summaries and recommendations for the Senior Financial Crime Manager/MLRO to consider.

• Reviewing potential matches, and escalating true Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), Adverse Media and Sanctions matches to the MLRO.

• Participating in customer account review committee meetings; assisting with preparing and presenting summaries regarding cases for the committee members review and subsequent actions.

• Liaising with regulators, FIUs and other relevant law enforcement and governmental agencies (“competent bodies”) as and when required.

• To keep abreast of any updates and changes in relation to relevant AML/CTF laws, legislation and industry guidance.

• Assisting in the preparation of, and partaking in external audits conducted by third party audit firms and regulators.

• Provide ad hoc and regular reports and updates to the Senior Financial Crime Manager/MLRO periodically and as required.