Consultant (MS), AML (Anti-Money Laundering)

About the role

The AML/KYC Consultant supports investor onboarding and ongoing monitoring activities by performing detailed reviews and managing moderately complex cases. The role requires strong judgement in assessing entity structures, identifying documentation gaps, recommending valid substitutes where appropriate, and escalating higher-risk matters.

Responsibilities

• Perform AML/KYC reviews for investor onboarding and lifecycle events within private funds environments.
• Support execution of Conduct Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) in line with established procedures and regulatory expectations.
• Review investor documentation and assess completeness across a range of entity types, including corporates, partnerships, trusts, and regulated FI.
• Analyze ownership structures and recommend valid alternative documentation where standard documents are not available.
• Document onboarding conclusions clearly and accurately, including risk considerations and outstanding follow-ups.
• Escalate complex or high-risk investor files to senior reviewers as required.
• Meet productivity, quality, and SLA expectations while supporting consistent onboarding delivery across this engagement.
• Collaborate with team members to maintain balanced file analysis and support coverage needs.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of AML/KYC investor onboarding, fund compliance, or financial crime operations within private markets.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing institutional investors, complex structures, private equity, hedge funds subscription documentation.
• Strong understanding of investor due diligence framework under Luxembourg AML regime; Cayman Islands AML Regulations; US financial crime compliance principles.
• Ability to apply risk-based judgement while maintaining documentation discipline.
• CAMS certification preferred, or willingness to obtain CAMS.
• Major or concentration in compliance, criminal justice, law, business, accounting, finance, and/or economics preferred.

Skills

• Demonstrated professional integrity
• Dependable, flexible, and adaptable to new ACA initiatives and changing client needs
• Ability to exercise discretion and make independent judgments on matters of significance
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, small team environment
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients
• Highly motivated and goal oriented; pro-active in one’s own education and career progression; volunteers for and shows initiative on both internal and external projects and tasks
• Dedicated to upholding ACA’s high-quality standards and customer service focus
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and comfortable working in a tech enabled environment

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package based on performance
• Medical and dental coverage
• 401(k) plans