Financial Crime Analyst

What is a Financial Crimes Analyst?

A Financial Crimes Analyst focusses on detecting and investigating a wide range of financial crimes, such as fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing. Their responsibilities include monitoring transactions, analyzing data for suspicious activity, investigating potential financial crime incidents, and preparing reports for compliance or law enforcement. They work across various aspects of financial crime prevention, not limited to customer onboarding.

What are the responsibilities of a Financial Crime Analyst?

• Monitoring financial transactions to identify and investigate suspicious activities related to money laundering, fraud, and other financial crimes.
• Analyzing data and trends to detect potential financial crime patterns and assess risks to the organization.
• Conducting thorough investigations of flagged transactions, accounts, or customers to determine the likelihood of financial crimes.
• Preparing detailed reports for internal teams and regulatory filings, such as suspicious activity reports (SARs).
• Collaborating with compliance, legal, and fraud teams to address financial crime risks and ensure regulatory adherence.
• Staying informed about changes in financial crime regulations and emerging threats to continuously improve detection strategies.
• Utilizing transaction monitoring systems and tools to identify anomalies and suspicious behavior.
• Working with law enforcement and external agencies as needed to support investigations into financial crimes.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant financial crime regulations, such as the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and USA PATRIOT Act.

Are you looking to hire a Financial Crime Analyst?

Whether it’s permanent or an interim appointment, we can help you find the perfect candidate for the position. To find out more, complete the contact form below and we’ll be in touch within the next working day to discuss your opportunity further.

Why work with Kind Consultancy?

• Kind has a large pre-existing network of Compliance, Risk and Financial Crimes experts, which allows us to present your vacancy to leading professionals in the sector.
• An active headhunting approach provides the best candidates for your organization and delivers more accurate searches.
• With a shortlist of pre-screened candidates selected by our specialist team, there is no need for you to sort through irrelevant or underqualified CVs.
• Kind Consultancy maintains a fast-growing database of Risk, Compliance and Financial Crimes professionals who will be eager to hear about your need in their niche.

If you want to hire an exceptional Financial Crimes Analyst, complete the contact form below and we will initiate a conversation about how Kind Consultancy can help find the ideal person for your organization.