Financial Crime Analyst (APAC)
About the Role
You will conduct AML and financial crime investigations, prepare internal suspicious transaction reports, and escalate cases according to internal procedures. You will review alerts for adverse media PEPs and sanctions screening and perform ongoing customer monitoring including enhanced due diligence and periodic reviews. You will undertake transaction monitoring and investigations across fiat and crypto products identify unusual or potentially suspicious activity and support transaction testing data validation and the optimisation of monitoring systems. You will collaborate with regional and global colleagues and provide operational support to senior compliance stakeholders on projects regulatory requests and ad hoc matters.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years experience in an AML CFT financial crime or compliance operations role with hands on exposure to investigations alert handling and escalation processes
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills with the ability to document investigations clearly and accurately
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities independently
- Familiarity with cryptocurrency digital assets or blockchain based products (desirable)
- Experience within a licensed financial institution or payments services provider (advantageous)
- Knowledge of APAC regulatory expectations (eg Malaysia Singapore Australia) (beneficial)
Responsibilities
- Conduct AML and financial crime investigations and prepare internal suspicious transaction reports for escalation
- Review and support the escalation of alerts relating to adverse media PEPs and sanctions screening
- Perform ongoing customer monitoring including enhanced due diligence and periodic customer reviews
- Undertake transaction monitoring and investigations across fiat and crypto products identifying unusual or potentially suspicious activity
- Support transaction testing data validation and the enhancement and optimisation of transaction monitoring systems scenarios and rules
- Collaborate with APAC and Global Risk and Compliance teams to resolve regulatory AML CFT and operational compliance matters
- Provide operational support to the Director of Financial Crime APAC Head of Compliance and APAC MLROs on projects regulatory requests and ad hoc matters
- Carry out other duties as reasonably assigned
Benefits
- Generous leave and public holidays
- Paid charity day
- Flexible working hours and remote working
- Company provided equipment