Compliance Operations Analyst

Company Intro

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world leader in online travel and related services, provided to customers and partners in over 220 countries and territories through six primary consumer-facing brands - Booking.com, KAYAK, Priceline, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com, and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. During 2019, the Company had consolidated revenues and net income of $15.1 billion and $4.9 billion, respectively, and a current market value of approximately $60 billion.

Booking Holdings Financial Services (hereinafter “BHFS”) is based in Dublin, Ireland and provides financial services in the form of payment services and e-money products across all the brands. BHFS is committed to conducting its business in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines, with integrity and to the highest ethical standards.

About The Role

The Compliance Operations Analyst will perform Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), On-Going Due Diligence (ODD) Quality Checking (QC) Transaction Monitoring and Transaction screening on customers of BHFS .

The Compliance Operations Analyst will be part of a high-performing team of AML/KYC practitioners that will be responsible for mitigating AML risks and driving operational excellence to support the BHFS and Booking Holdings mission.

This opportunity represents an exceptional chance to embed yourself with one of the world’s most exciting organizations and help define the future for accessing travel experiences across the world.

You will work alongside some of the most exciting tools and solutions available to assist in fighting financial crime and aim to provide as frictionless a Partner onboarding experience as possible.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Performing Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Due Diligence checks.
• Requesting appropriate CDD documentation from Partners.
• Undertaking independent investigations on Partners using internal, online and vendor tools.
• Review, investigate and escalate as appropriate any alerts/issues raised
• Periodical review of KYC/AML records as to completeness, including verifying that due diligence has been performed and risk assessments are current and up to date.
• Investigating and reporting high-risk clients, including Politically Exposed Persons, collecting all the necessary documentation to complete the client profile.
• Summarize & analyze in writing, clear and concise findings of alerts/issues. Escalate results through the appropriate channels where applicable.
• Escalate potential risks/red flags to senior management and provide recommendations on the next course of action.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and external Partners in order to resolve any issues, as needed.
• Provide SME expertise and support to BHFS, Booking Holdings and Fintech.
• Partner with the Regulatory Compliance team to align operational procedures to any regulatory changes.
  
  

Requirements Of Special Knowledge / Skills

• Good knowledge of the European AML legislation
• Excellent experience in working within a CDD team performing AML/KYC processes.
• Proactive and communicative with an ability to take initiative and assume responsibility
• Very good analytical skills
• Goal and solution oriented behavior
• Strong organization skills and quality focused
• Ability to work under pressure
• Conscientious and accurate working attitude
• To be respectful towards procedures and internal policies
• Team player mentality along with a detail-oriented, proactive approach to work
• Open-minded and capable of building productive working relationships
• Ability to work in partnership with the larger Compliance group
• Can do attitude and willingness to progress
  
  

About BKNG

Booking Holdings is the world leader in online travel & related services. Our teams work around the clock to build and improve the technology that empowers people to more freely travel across borders, time zones, languages and cultures. At Booking Holdings, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world every day through seamless technology powered by our six major brands:

• Booking.com
• KAYAK
• priceline
• agoda
• Rentalcars.com
• OpenTable