Compliance Data Analyst Engl/Mandarin

Compliance Data Analyst (Contractor) Department: Compliance Location: New York, NY (onsite/local candidates only) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6+ months with potential extension About the Role We are seeking a detail-oriented, bilingual English/Mandarin Compliance Data Analyst to support key data operations within our Compliance Department. This role is ideal for an early-career professional with strong analytical skills and a foundation in compliance, data analysis, or financial systems. The contractor will work closely with Compliance teams to ensure accurate data reconciliation, maintain critical risk lists, and support AML/OFAC system testing and reporting. This is an immediate hire long term temp contract working onsite in Manhattan. Key Responsibilities • Pull, reconcile, and validate monthly transaction data across multiple internal systems. • Generate system performance statistics and reporting for review. • Produce transaction and risk metrics to support compliance risk assessments. • Maintain, update, and test key compliance system lists (e.g., OFAC, country risk, internal watchlists). • Prepare transaction review files for correspondent banking and AML investigations. • Conduct AML/OFAC system testing, tuning, and validation. • Draft essential documentation, including business requirements, test plans, and analytical summaries. • Create and execute test cases and scripts for system changes and release testing. • Support additional ad-hoc compliance data and reporting tasks as needed. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related analytical field. • 1 year of relevant experience in compliance, data analysis, or financial systems. • Hands-on experience with Actimize and/or Firco is strongly preferred. • Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail. • Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities. • Fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese (written and spoken). • Must be authorized to work in the U.S., located in the NYC area and available to interview and work onsite in NYC.