Anti Money Laundering/CFT Analyst - Spanish & Portuguese Market
Qonto
IT
Barcelona, Spain
Posted on Mar 12, 2025
Our mission? Making day-to-day banking easier for SMEs and freelancers thanks to an online business account that's combined with invoicing, bookkeeping and spend management tools. Thanks to its innovative product, highly reactive 24/7 customer support and clear pricing, Qonto has become the leader in its market.
Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!
Our values:
Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do
Ownership | Own your part, get things done
Teamwork | Make (team)work easy
Mastery | Continuously raise the bar
Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people
Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.
⭐ Join Qonto as an AML Analyst and safeguard our customers’ financial integrity in the Spanish and Portuguese markets! At Qonto, we are committed to protecting our customers and ensuring compliance with the highest anti-money laundering (AML) standards.
As part of our dedicated AML team, you will play a crucial role in identifying and mitigating money laundering and terrorist financing risks and conducting in-depth operational controls, all while maintaining a secure and trustworthy banking environment.
Guided by Monica, your future manager, you will actively contribute to protecting our client base and reinforcing Qonto’s commitment to financial safety and compliance.
👩💻🧑💻 As an AML Analyst at Qonto, you will:
- Monitor and assess daily transaction alerts, investigating anomalies, documenting findings, and escalating suspicious activity to the Financial Security team.
- Engage with clients and stakeholders to collect essential documentation, adapting strategies to emerging fraud trends.
- Handle information requests from Tax Authorities with precision, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
- Drive continuous enhancements in AML processes, refining controls and procedures.
- Foster collaboration within the team, sharing insights and best practices to strengthen financial security.
🤔 What you can expect:
- Join a specialized AML team of 2 people (Claudia and Javier) dedicated to protecting the Spanish and Portuguese markets.
- Work within a structured framework for alert treatment while staying adaptable to evolving regulations.
- Play a key role in strengthening compliance, protecting customers, and ensuring financial security.
- Grow in a culture that values autonomy, flexibility, continuous learning, and innovation.
🤝 About your future manager
Her Path: With over six years of dedicated experience in the financial sector, Mónica has become an expert in AML/CFT. Her career trajectory at Qonto began as a Customer Success Manager, where she sharpened her skills in customer satisfaction and operational excellence.
Her progression to leading the Spanish & Portuguese AML/CFT team highlights her strategic vision and commitment to compliance. Her diverse background, including roles at Marsh & McLennan and legal training, equips her with a comprehensive perspective on risk management and compliance.
What she can bring to you: Mónica encourages autonomy, enabling her team to maintain high standards while fostering a collaborative environment. Her leadership style values clear communication and a structured approach, ensuring continuous learning and process improvement. Under her guidance, you'll find the support to grow professionally while contributing to safeguarding financial assets across international markets.
🏅 About You
- Experience: At least 1 year in AML or a similar compliance role, preferably in a financial institution or fintech.
- Analytical mindset: Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify suspicious patterns in transactions and customer behavior.
- Language skills: Fluent Spanish speaker (C2 level minimum), with Portuguese as a plus.
- Resilience & professionalism: Ability to protect customers' financial interests while working efficiently, demonstrating a serious approach to professional growth.
- Key strengths: Highly organized, rigorous, and curious, with strong analytical skills, excelling at spotting anomalies and patterns in large datasets.
At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.
🎁 Perks
A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for and where you live;
- Competitive salary package;
- A meal voucher;
- Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
- A great health insurance (depending on the country);
- Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.
💬 Our hiring process:
- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
- A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like
We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞
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