Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their life easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

We’re looking for a dedicated Suspicious Activity Reporting Specialist to join our growing financial crime fighting team in Budapest. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission and grow as a specialist in financial crime. Your mission is to protect our customers and Wise by reporting suspicious activity.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about financial crime risk  and keen working in a fast paced and rapidly growing fintech environment.

 

Your responsibilities will be:

Analyse customer’s account and payment activity 

Summarise investigation findings

Independently prepare and submit suspicious activity reports to financial intelligence units

Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships at all levels of the organisation

Qualifications

A bit about you: 

As our ideal candidate you will ideally have previous experience of working either or in compliance operations, AML, fraud, internal controls, audit, law enforcement or investigating suspicious activity. 

In addition, you have excellent communication skills both in verbal and written skills in English (additional languages are a plus). More specifically, we’re looking for someone who can demonstrate they have these attributes: 

 

Theory. You are well versed in financial crime topics. Ideally you have previous work experience to demonstrate it. 

Practice. You have a demonstrable experience of analysing information (preferably related to financial crime). You have at least a Bachelor’s degree. You are comfortable articulating and justifying your decisions and making independent judgement calls. 

Passion. You are curious and proactive by nature, you love solving puzzles and you get a kick out of figuring things out and enjoy expressing your thoughts concisely and logically.   

Get the job done. You have a sense of urgency and ability to work well under pressure, prioritising, taking ownership and working to tight deadlines. 

Detail. You have meticulous attention to details, enjoy interpreting data and weighing different aspects (and risks) to make decisions. 

Development. You’ve considered the challenges and development opportunities of working at a fast growing scale/up and are looking to contribute to Wise’s mission. Here’s a taster of what it’s like working at Wise.

Location. Hungary. You’re located and legally authorised to work in Hungary.  

Additional Information

What do we offer: 

Starting salary: 730,000 HUF  

Numerous great benefits in our Tallinn and Budapest office 

Key benefits:

Flexible working - whether it’s working from home, school plays or life admin we get that flexibility is essential and you’re trusted to do the right thing and be responsible

Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities

6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave

If you're interested in the position, please apply by submitting your CV and Cover Letter in English. In your cover letter please answer the following question: What can you bring to this position and what do you hope to achieve here? Why might we hire you?

Internal hiring guidelines can be found here.

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

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