EDD Analyst
Remote.com
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Remote.com is open across the EMEA region, which includes South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Remote</strong></h2>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.<br><br><span class="discussion-id-2f7cb4da-dab4-8068-a80f-001c50b2d808 suggestion-update notion-enable-hover" data-token-index="0">With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.</span><br><br>We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!</span></div></div><h2><strong>What this job can offer you</strong></h2>
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<p>This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a <strong>Enhanced Due Diligence Analyst</strong>, joining our <strong>Operational Risk</strong> team.</p>
<p>You will play a key role in tackling fraud and driving continuous improvement. This role is responsible for performing enhanced due diligence on complex and higher-risk customers, both at on-boarding and on an on-going basis.</p>
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<h2><strong>What you bring</strong></h2>
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<li>Several years of experience in operational risk, compliance, KYC/AML, enhanced due diligence, sanctions screening (financial services / fintech or similar)</li>
<li>Experience performing EDD checks at onboarding and ongoing</li>
<li>Comfortable with complexity; can summarise and present recommendations to decision-makers</li>
<li>Proven ability to lead investigations / due diligence continuous improvement; familiarity with compliance tools; can manage vendor relationships</li>
<li>Able to lead projects independently; proactive learner</li>
<li>Relevant AML certification preferred (e.g. ACAMS)</li>
<li>Fluent in English</li>
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<h2><strong>Key Responsibilities </strong></h2>
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<li>Perform EDD on customers across high risk industries, including review of relevant export control and licensing regulations</li>
<li>Improve due-diligence processes, documentation, and supporting systems (clarity + traceability)</li>
<li>Assist with regulatory changes; participate in cross-functional projects</li>
<li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders, business partners and second-line control functions</li>
<li>Lead continuous improvement around tooling, SOPs and policies</li>
<li>Contribute to specialist training and knowledge sharing</li>
<li>Stakeholder engagement to raise the profile of Compliance</li>
<li>Prepare data-driven internal management reports</li>
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<h2><strong>Practicals</strong></h2>
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<li><strong>You'll report to:</strong> Director, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs</li>
<li><strong>Team:</strong> Compliance - Risk Operations</li>
<li><strong>Location</strong>: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from EMEA and AMER;</li>
<li><strong>Start date:</strong> As soon as possible</li>
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<h2><strong>Application process</strong></h2>
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<li>Interview with recruiter</li>
<li>Interview with future manager</li>
<li>Interview with team members (no managers present)</li>
<li>Bar Raiser Interview</li>
<li><a href="https://www.notion.so/Veremark-Remote-96e108c037b8423cbd4c3f07a1f9b38b">Prior employment verification check</a> </li>
</ol><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>Remote's <a href="https://www.notion.so/remotecom/people-Total-Rewards-1945bce8d3924ece9421ba8630f57b0c">Total Rewards philosophy</a> is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair <span class="link-annotation-unknown-block-id-1691622878">equity</span><span class="discussion-level-1 discussion-id-f2a82bc4-09e4-4a71-ad93-755b1d26a690 notion-enable-hover" data-token-index="3"> pay </span>along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.</p>
<p>At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differ
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
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About Remote.com
Remote.com is a company in the Accounting industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 36 open positions on Hirezar. View all Remote.com jobs →