International Accounts & AML Analyst

Summary

Aries is seeking an International Accounts & AML Analyst to support the launch and ongoing operation of brokerage accounts for customers outside the United States. The role will help develop international onboarding policies and procedures, review non-U.S. customer accounts, conduct enhanced due diligence, assess compliance alerts, and prepare escalations in collaboration with Compliance, the AML Officer, Product, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assist Compliance in developing international onboarding policies and procedures
• Establish country eligibility criteria and product restrictions
• Define acceptable documentation standards by jurisdiction and account type
• Participate in testing onboarding workflows with Product and Engineering
• Review non-U.S. account applications, including foreign entities and trusts with foreign trustees
• Conduct enhanced due diligence, including source of funds and source of wealth reviews
• Collect and validate W-8BEN and W-8BEN-E documentation
• Review and disposition sanctions, PEP, and adverse media alerts
• Investigate transaction monitoring alerts and prepare escalations for Compliance and the AML Officer, who retain final AML decision authority
• Perform periodic reviews of higher risk accounts

Skills

• A minimum of three years of AML or KYC experience at a broker-dealer, bank, or fintech
• Direct experience onboarding non-U.S. customers, including legal entities
• Demonstrated experience conducting enhanced due diligence
• Working knowledge of OFAC requirements and high-risk jurisdiction controls
• Ability to produce clear, examination-ready case documentation
• CAMS or a comparable certification
• Experience supporting the launch of a new market, product, or region
• Proficiency in a second language

Qualifications

Must Haves

• A minimum of three years of AML or KYC experience at a broker-dealer, bank, or fintech
• Direct experience onboarding non-U.S. customers, including legal entities
• Demonstrated experience conducting enhanced due diligence
• Working knowledge of OFAC requirements and high-risk jurisdiction controls
• Ability to produce clear, examination-ready case documentation

Nice to Haves

• CAMS or a comparable certification
• Experience supporting the launch of a new market, product, or region
• Proficiency in a second language

Benefits

• Fully remote position
• Open to candidates in the United States