Financial Crime Investigator

  • London/Kent
  • Full Time (Permanent)
  • Hybrid
  • Fraud and Fincrime
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About the role

About the role:

  • We’re hiring new financial crime investigators due to continued business growth.

  • You’ll conduct important financial crime screening checks and investigations into new applicants and existing customers.

  • You will use screening tools to match customer data against PEPs & Sanctions lists and use your initiative to determine the risks associated with the application/ customer.

  • You will review customer profile information and transactional activity to identify financial crime risks, and take appropriate action on the account..

  • You will submit internal Suspicious Activity Reports in instances where suspicious activity has been identified. 

  • As the business grows you may be required to take on additional tasks to support the Financial Crime Team.

  • You’ll work in the office 3 days per week.

  • You'll work 40 hours per week. This means you'll work Monday to Friday, from 9am to 6pm, with a one hour lunch break.

  • You'll also work one full weekend (Saturday and Sunday), once every 4 weeks, and have two weekdays off in lieu.

Your team’s objectives

  • Protect our customers and society, by preventing fraud and financial crime.

  • Comply with financial crime regulations and company policy.

  • Minimise customer and applicant friction through skilled and timely decisions.

  • Identify opportunities for product and process improvement.

How you’ll impact those objectives

  • You’ll support new application checks and existing customer monitoring.

  • You’ll investigate potential Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Sanctions matches, and assist with onboarding reviews.

  • You’ll monitor activity and transactions on customer accounts.

  • You will help mitigate risk by escalating Financial crime concerns that you have identified during your reviews.

What do you need to succeed in this role?

  • Ability to collaborate effectively within a diverse team.

  • Have an analytical mindset with a good attention to detail.

  • Strong decision-making skills, and excellent writing skills to document decisions. 

  • Can effectively communicate with customers, applicants and senior management, when necessary.

  • Proficient time management skills, comfortable meeting targets and deadlines.

  • Previous financial crime experience is advantageous, particularly around screening and KYC.

The interview process

We’re not a corporation so we try our best to get things moving as quickly as possible. For this role we’d expect:

  • A quick call with one of the team

  • Interview and Assessment with the Financial Crime Team Leader/Manager

  • Video Interview with the Head of Fraud and Financial Crime

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