Risk & Compliance Analyst

The company

Sucafina is the leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company, with a family tradition in commodities that stretches back to 1905. Today, with more than 1,500 employees in 40+ countries, we help stakeholders worldwide to find the perfect coffee solutions. We embed technology, innovation, and sustainability throughout the supply chain, creating shared value for all by Investing in Farmers, Caring for People, and Protecting Our Planet. For more information, visit www.sucafina.com.

What are we looking for

We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate people who are eager to learn, are humble, have a positive attitude and a high level of integrity. Flexible and willing to take challenges, work and live in coffee-producing countries. People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.

What we offer

We offer, within our pleasant family environment, great opportunities to learn and grow. We offer challenges and exposure to multicultural environments, on-merit based compensation, and free coffee around the clock!

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity, and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.SUCAFINA is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity.

Values

Passion, expertise, humility, entrepreneurship, integrity, adaptability, and accountability.

The Role

Risk & Compliance Analyst

Summary of the role

A Risk & Compliance role focused on control activities, monitoring, preliminary analysis, and information management. The successful candidate will support both functions according to the department’s priorities, gradually developing business knowledge and operational autonomy.

Given the Analyst level, the role requires consistent execution, attention to exceptions, deadline monitoring, and timely escalation. Final assessments, approvals, and material decisions will remain the responsibility of the manager and other relevant functions.

Support the reliability of risk and compliance controls by ensuring that data is kept up to date, information is accurate, documentation is traceable, and outstanding items are properly followed up. Assist in the initial identification of inconsistencies and the preparation of information for management analysis and decision-making.

Responsibilities

Compliance

• Support operational KYC/KYB and third-party due diligence activities involving customers, suppliers, service providers, and other counterparties.
• Collect, review, and organize registration and corporate documents, as well as information on legal representatives; assist in the preliminary identification of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs).
• Conduct checks using approved sources and tools for sanctions, politically exposed persons (PEPs), adverse media, and other restricted-party lists.
• Record screening results, sources, dates, supporting evidence, and outstanding items, maintaining an organized and up-to-date audit trail.
• Follow up on onboarding processes, periodic information updates, document requests, and response deadlines across relevant departments.
• Flag inconsistencies and potential red flags for review by the responsible manager, without making final decisions or issuing conclusive Compliance opinions.
• Support the maintenance of Compliance policies, procedures, controls, training activities, and internal communications.

Risk

• Update periodic risk controls and reports, including positions, exposures, limits, due dates, and other indicators monitored by the department.
• Consolidate, review, and reconcile information from contracts, reports, systems, and spreadsheets, identifying discrepancies for further review.
• Monitor contractual obligations, delivery schedules, and payments, flagging delays and exceptions.
• Keep default and non-performance case trackers up to date, including counterparty details, outstanding volumes or balances, dates, status, supporting evidence, and next steps.
• Provide administrative support in monitoring regularization and recovery agreements, including delivery or payment schedules and follow-up on outstanding items.
• Prepare information and updates for management reports, meetings, and risk committees, ensuring consistency between data sources and supporting evidence.
• Support document tracking for collateral, insurance, and other risk mitigation instruments, as applicable and under management guidance.
• Promptly escalate material discrepancies, missed deadlines, and exposures outside established parameters.

Cross-functional Responsibilities

• Keep the department’s spreadsheets, databases, files