Analyst – Due Diligence (Must be fluent in Portuguese/Spanish/English)

Job Description:

We are AML RightSource, the leading technology-enabled managed services firm focused on fighting financial crime for our clients and the world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and operating across the globe, we are a trusted partner to our financial institution, FinTech, money service business, and corporate clients.

Using a blend of highly trained anti-financial crime professionals, cutting-edge technology tools, and industry-leading consultants, we help clients with their AML/BSA, transaction monitoring, client onboarding (KYC), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and risk management needs.

We support clients in meeting day-to-day compliance tasks, urgent projects, and strategic changes. Globally, our staff of more than 7,000 highly trained analysts and subject matter experts is the industry's largest group of full-time compliance professionals. Together with our clients, we are Reimagining Compliance.

Blue Umbrella is a technology enabled services company, providing innovative third-party compliance technologies and due diligence research content. Combining global research excellence with disruptive RegTech SaaS solutions, Blue Umbrella assists Fortune 1000 companies across all industry verticals to manage a spectrum of legal and reputational risk including anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, anti-competitive behaviour, serious crime, ESG, IP and data privacy etc. With a global presence and local focus, Blue Umbrella helps compliance teams increase automation and efficiency, reduce costs, and gain critical understanding of their clients and third parties. In June 2021, Blue Umbrella was acquired by AML RightSource, a leading professional services firm who specialize in Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and financial crime compliance solutions.

About the Position

The Analyst at Blue Umbrella is a key contributor whose role is to begin to demonstrate leadership and/or mentorship capabilities in addition to supporting business and team goals as an experienced research analyst.  It is the responsibility of an Analyst to ensure that research work is conducted and completed at a high level of quality and in a timely manner, while also possibly supervising or mentoring less-experienced peers such as Junior Analysts. 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Collect, analyze and evaluate research information using a variety of media, namely, government databases, (listed) company public disclosures, Internet, and proprietary databases of major newspapers and journals 

• Perform qualitative background research on the requested companies / individuals and their related associates in accordance to relevant SOPs 

• Identify relevant risks, discrepancies and any information of the clients’ interest 

• Accurately summarize the collected data and present them in an English report applying in-house style and assist in its refinement 

• Perform peer review of reports produced by colleagues to ensure compliance with SOP and with high level of quality 

• Perform due diligence reviews for various purposes such as AML / KYC compliance and third-party management 

• Embrace continuous changes and challenges; handle ad hoc projects and assignments, often to tight deadlines 

• Work with other Team Leaders and Managers as a team in ad hoc projects and assignments, e.g. SOP refinement, new client onboarding and internal performance review" 

Required Qualifications 

• Possess strong analytical skills with strong knowledge in conducting research in open sources and databases (i.e. Internet, government databases, and media databases)

• Language proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish and English, and able to consolidate Portuguese, Spanish and English research information into English summary

• Strong attention to detail with ability to produce accurate and quality work under tight deadlines and minimal supervision

• Possess excellence in understanding source information and able to summarize them into a report in a logical and concise manner

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Be well-organized and able to work accurately and effectively under pressure

• Be a good member working in a team

• Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Be a quick learner who can spot new opportunities with demonstrated initiative, diligence and attention to detail

• Hold a bachelor’s degree

• Must be legally authorized to work in Sao Paulo City, SP, Brazil.  

AML RightSource is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  

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