Compliance Associate

The Compliance Associate supports the Legal and Compliance team by conducting due diligence reviews on potential partners, vendors, and other entities engaging with the Forum. The role ensures compliance with the Forum's standards and supports the implementation of the Compliance program activities and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and conduct due diligence reviews including sanctions, trade restrictions and adverse media screening, and evaluate potential risk factors and areas
• Analyse and consolidate results from internal systems, commercial databases, media sources and supporting documents, and investigate and resolve potential matches or red flags before proceeding with the conclusion and final findings
• Prepare concise, evidence-based due diligence opinions, summaries, recommendations and reports for review by senior members of Legal and Compliance
• Oversee due diligence monitoring requirements and prepare due diligence reports, escalating red flags to the Chief Legal Officer when necessary
• Maintain accurate case records, supporting evidence, source references, review dates, outcomes, mitigations and monitoring requirements
• Liaise and collaborate with colleagues across various teams to streamline and optimize due diligence processes
• Manage, strengthen and/or recommend due diligence platforms and tools to ensure efficiency, process integration and continuous improvement, including the use of AI and other analytical tools in the conduct of due diligence
• Stay updated on changing global regulations, including AML, Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), FCPA, and sanctions frameworks
• Provide expertise and support in building and implementing the various initiatives and activities under the Compliance program

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in law, business, finance, international relations, political science, criminology, compliance or another relevant field
• Up to 3 years of professional experience in due diligence, compliance, financial crime, risk, investigations, research, audit or a similar function, preferably in a bank, financial institution, professional services firm or international organization
• Understanding of customer or partner due diligence, sanctions screening, adverse media research, ownership and control analysis, and risk-based escalation
• Experience using public sources and commercial databases to conduct structured research and verify corporate and individual information
• Strong analytical, writing and documentation skills, with the ability to present findings in a neutral and concise manner
• High level proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• Knowledge of Salesforce or other case-management tools a plus
• Fluent in English and excellent oral/written communication skills

Skills

• Due Diligence
• Compliance Monitoring
• Financial Crime Investigation
• Risk Assessment
• Sanctions Screening
• Adverse Media Research
• Ownership and Control Analysis
• Structured Research
• Corporate Information Verification
• Individual Information Verification
• Audit Procedures
• Report Writing
• Documentation Skills
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Salesforce
• Case Management
• Risk Escalation

Languages

English