KYB Operations Associate

About Ande

We're a Series A startup building an AI-native platform that connects Enterprises and Hospitality across the entire booking experience, backed by top-tier investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Sierra Ventures, and Bain Capital, and led by a serial entrepreneur with offices in NYC and SF. We help companies turn every dinner, event, and offsite into something effortless to plan and a breeze to manage, plugging right into the tools they already use.

This role offers the optionality of in-person (New York or San Francisco) or fully remote work. The position sits within the Finance team and will own program management for the Company's Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance program, along with day-to-day financial operations, partnering closely with Legal/Compliance, Accounting, and cross-functional business teams.

• Serve as the day-to-day owner of the Company's AML/KYB compliance program, executing the policies and procedures set by the AML Compliance Person (CFO/VP of Finance)

• Manage customer due diligence: collect and verify beneficial ownership, business registration, tax status, and banking documentation

• Perform sanctions and adverse media screening (OFAC SDN list, PEP checks) for new and existing customers, escalating potential matches per policy

• Apply and maintain the customer risk-rating framework (duration of operation, legal structure, beneficial ownership) and trigger Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for medium- and high-risk accounts

• Conduct ongoing transaction monitoring for red flags (structuring, split transfers, high-risk geographies, unusual wire activity) and elevate suspicious activity through the alert-handling workflow

• Maintain AML program documentation: policy updates, onboarding checklists, training materials, and recordkeeping in line with BSA retention requirements

• Coordinate annual AML training for employees and maintain training records

• Own end-to-end program management for cross-functional finance and compliance initiatives, from scoping through implementation and rollout

• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and status trackers for AML and other finance initiatives, keeping stakeholders aligned and unblocked

• Coordinate across Finance, Legal/Compliance, and business teams to drive projects to completion, surfacing risks and dependencies early

• Support bank account verification and ownership checks as part of customer and vendor onboarding

• Assist with onboarding of new banking partners, payment processors, and vendors, including contract tracking and renewal timelines

• Process and review wire transfers, ACH payments, and intercompany transfers, ensuring accuracy and appropriate approvals

• Monitor fees, rates, and terms across banking and payment relationships, flagging opportunities for improvement

• Help evaluate and implement new tools, including AI tools, to improve the efficiency of compliance and treasury operations

• Bachelor's degree required;
  Finance, Accounting, Legal, Engineering, or Computer Science preferred

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in AML/compliance program management, financial operations, or treasury, ideally within a fast-paced or high-growth environment; prior exposure to AML or KYB processes is a plus

• Comfort with modern finance and compliance tools, plus genuine interest in using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) to streamline due diligence, monitoring, reporting, and process documentation

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent compliance and operational initiatives, keeping cross-functional stakeholders aligned and driving work to completion without heavy oversight

• Highly organized with strong attention…