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Merchant Onboarding Analyst
Hybrid - Des Moines, IA
Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
12-month Contract (W2), Weekly Pay (40 hours/week)
Pay Rate: $25/hr
Desired Start Date: 9/17/2026
Calculated Hire is in search of a Merchant Onboarding Analyst for our Fortune 100 Financial Services Company. This role completes Know Your Customer reviews and quality controls related to contract packages for new Merchant Services accounts prior to onboarding. In this role you will complete CIP/CDD activities aligned against the AML policy and work within our boarding platform. Request which require correction are rejected to sales for correction prior to onboarding.
In this role, you will:
• Support Operations in completing larger and more complex business, operational, and customer support initiatives and overall effectiveness of team performance
• Complete Know Your Customer reviews prior to Account Opening
• Use technical expertise in the designated area and resolve escalated issues
• Provide feedback and present ideas for improving or implementing processes and customer support
• Perform complex operational and customer support initiatives within Operations functional area
• Assist staff, managers, and colleagues and provide guidance and interpretation of policies and procedures
• Apply technical knowledge and expertise to perform work and action requests
• Provide subject matter expertise and interpretation of procedures to staff
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Interact with internal customers
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
Required Qualifications:
- A minimum of 2 Years of demonstrated experience and strong working knowledge of the Know your Customer (KYC), AML, BSA, CIP and CDD compliance processes.
- Proven experience in quality monitoring and/or assurance
- Excellent Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to handle high-volume workloads & adherence to SLAs.
- Minimum 2 Years of banking experience is preferred
Nice to Have:
- Underwriting experience
Salary : $25