Senior Associate, EMEA FCC Monitoring & Testing

About the role

The Senior Associate for FCC Monitoring & Testing will shape and scale Airwallex's global financial crime compliance monitoring and testing framework. This role involves independently validating the design and effectiveness of AML, Sanctions, and KYC/KYB controls while establishing data-driven assurance metrics. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn testing insights into operational accountability and represent the function during regulatory and audit reviews.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategic development, execution, and continuous evolution of Airwallex’s Global FCC Monitoring & Testing Programme.
• Design comprehensive testing frameworks to validate core compliance controls across customer onboarding, periodic reviews, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting workflows.
• Oversee the ongoing FCC monitoring program for EMEA, including establishment of KPIs and operating effectiveness metrics.
• Advance the transition from traditional sample reviews toward continuous, data-enabled assurance by leveraging data analytics and automated testing scripts.
• Oversee the independent validation of system-encoded controls, including transaction monitoring thresholds, screening logic, and customer risk-rating models.
• Translate complex testing outcomes and thematic trends into clear, decision-useful reporting for executive leadership and governance forums.
• Represent the FCC monitoring and testing function during regulatory examinations, internal or external audits, and banking partner reviews.

Required skills

• Financial crime controls
• Transaction monitoring
• Sanctions screening
• PEP screening
• Customer due diligence
• Digital KYC/KYB
• Risk-based testing
• Compliance monitoring
• Internal audit
• Stakeholder management

Nice to have

• SQL
• Python
• BI dashboards
• Cloud-native environments
• API-driven environments
• Agile product lifecycle

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related quantitative/analytical discipline
• CAMS certification or an ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Certifications

• CAMS
• ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk, and Compliance
• CAMS-Audit
• CISA
• CIA

About the Company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy, providing infrastructure for global commerce. The company operates with over 85 licenses and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.