Are you an experienced AML professional who is passionate about detecting financial crime risks through proactive intelligence? Then you might be the one we are looking for.
Banking Circle is a truly international and vibrant company with more than 600 skilled and dedicated employees worldwide. We are a differentiator in the market who provides the stability of a Bank and the flexibility of a Fintech, in order to deliver a payments solution to our clients as we continue transforming the Banking and Payments industry for the new economy.
About the role
We are looking to hire a skilled AML Intelligence & Investigations Analyst, to join our team in London, reporting to our Head of Transaction Monitoring & Investigations. This role will primarily focus on the Intelligence aspect, whilst supporting the Investigating side where required as the role will support both aspects equally over time.
Intelligence work involves identifying previously unknown or not yet materialized financial crime threats and risks based on analysis of internal and external information. Complex investigations encompass a holistic review of clients and payments tailored to the risk that is being presented. By applying open-source intelligence, extensive detail-focused research and advanced transactional analysis, the analyst will be expected to produce high quality written reports for internal stakeholders.
What you will be doing
1. Conducting intelligence-led thematic reviews to identify potential risk for the bank and making recommendations
2. Conducting horizon scanning for financial crime threats and trends and producing accurate summaries
3. Identifying relevant financial crime typologies in transactional flow
4. With the support of other team members when required, conducting deep-dive investigations
5. Engaging with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
6. Supporting the team lead with enhancements in line with the Target Operating Model, when required
What we are looking for
To be the right candidate for this position, we expect you to have relevant educational background (Bachelor’s degree / equivalent) and proven work experience, where you have a minimum of two years of experience in financial crime intelligence. It is advantageous if you also have experience in financial crime investigations, as the role requires conducting investigations as well as engaging in intelligence work.
Ideally, you have experience in Correspondent Banking and prior exposure to Non-Bank Financial Institution (NBFI) clients and associated payment flow. You have experience conducting extensive open-source research using a large number of sources and producing high quality written reports, and you possess knowledge of current and emerging money laundering and terrorist financing methods. Also, you have the ability to use large volumes of data to assess financial crime risk, and excellent IT and MS Office skills, especially Excel.
As a person you are highly organized and pro-active with a strong can-do attitude, you are persistent and solution oriented in your approach to challenges, and you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You possess strong analytical skills and the ability to identify connections between a set or risks and draw conclusions. You are a fast learner, and you are fully committed and motivated to develop investigations and intelligence skills. Lastly, you communicate at a high professional level, and you have to ability to work collaboratively with cross functional and globally distributed teams.
What we offer you
We offer a hybrid work model for our employees to allow for flexibility and productivity. However, we do expect you to spend most of your time in the office to build community and efficiency in the team. Furthermore, we offer a competitive salary and a generous benefit package, opportunities for continuous learning, development, and a dynamic and collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievements.
Would you like to join us?
We will be conducting interviews continuously; therefore, we urge interested candidates to apply online as soon as possible. Please note that applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.
If you have questions do not hesitate to contact Ellen Aastrup Lentz, Global Recruitment Partner on ellm@bankingcircle.com. No agencies, please.
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Location: London (UK)
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