Sr. Compliance Analyst

Sr. Compliance Analyst

São Paulo

Our client is a leading expert in research and hedging solutions, that provides financial risk management products and services to global agricultural and energy value chains.

With operations expanding continuously, they are now operating in more than 10 countries with over 150 FTE´s.

The Senior Compliance Analyst will play a key role in understanding and executing intricate compliance processes across international jurisdictions. This includes implementing complex risk assessments, legal analyses, due diligence, and investigations.

The analyst is responsible for various compliance-related tasks, such as training, policy preparation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The mission involves executing and sharing knowledge to ensure the company operates in full compliance with applicable regulations, market standards, and business practices.

Key activities:

- Advanced Risk Assessments and Mitigation:

- Lead complex compliance risk assessments, recommend mitigation techniques for legal and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with the Head to shape compliance vision and strategy, implementing advanced frameworks aligned with legal requirements.
- AML/CFT, Sanctions, Corruption:

- Conduct due diligence on new clients and partners, assess compliance, and classify risk profiles.
- Lead internal risk assessments, strategize for compliance, and minimize AML/CFT, sanctions, and corruption risks.
- Monitoring:

- Analyze financial transactions, identify suspicious patterns, and investigate non-compliant activities.
- Develop and conduct monitoring routines, ensuring operational compliance in line with the company policies.
- Investigative Support:

- Support whistleblowing processes and execute complex investigations into compliance breaches.
- Prepare detailed reports with recommendations for corrective actions.
- Suitability:

- Conduct assessments to review the suitability of financial products for clients.
- Collaborate in developing and updating policies and procedures related to suitability.
- Regulatory Updates, Policy, Procedures and Controls:

- Monitor legal and regulatory changes, update compliance policies, and procedures.
- Implement and enhance compliance standards, policies, and procedures for the company.
- Training, Communication and Promotional Material:

- Identify and update legal/regulatory requirements for mandatory training.
- Create compliance training materials, participate in delivering training sessions, and review promotional materials for compliance.
- Projects, Effectiveness and Reporting:

- Document compliance activities, maintain records, and prepare complex compliance reports.
- Implement KPIs, OKRs, and KRI’s, and develop presentations and projects, including AI tools.
- Audits and Regulatory Authorities Interaction:

- Manage audits, ensure timely responses, and prepare precise answers to internal and external auditors.
- Interface with regulatory bodies, ensuring accurate responses to inquiries and reviewing/approving compliance-related documentation.
- Leadership and Collaboration with Management:

- Review analysts' activities, support process implementation, and collaborate with other departments for compliance measures integration into business processes.

Background and Requirements:

- B.S. or higher in Law / Business Administration / Accounting / Economy / Engineering
- Previous experience in financial services industry (DTVM / CTVM / Bank)
- Knowledge of research and analysis of laws and regulations.
- Understanding of compliance pillars, including risk management, internal policies, procedures and controls.
- Focused, attentive to details, good reading, good synthesis ability, great writing, desire to learn, logical thinking.
- English Fluent.

It is an hybrid role (2/3 days a week at the office) located either in Campinas or SP city.