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Senior Financial Crime Investigator

Financial CrimeFinancial CrimeFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United Kingdom

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

£33K - £37K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor DegreeEnglish

Job Description

Senior Financial Crime Investigator

Chip - your wealth app

• Carrying out Customer due diligence (CDD) checks e.g. Peps and Sanctions • Conduct Investigations stemming from trigger events such as transaction monitoring alerts or source of wealth enquiries to identify suspicious activity • Performing manual tasks including document reviews and actioning risk based account closures • Providing recommendations & decisions for financial crime related requests raised by other teams within the business • Adhering to all relevant financial crime processes/procedures to complete operational financial crime workflows • Proactively identifying issues with current processes and procedures and implementing improvements

Job Requirements

  • A keen interest in Financial Crime and Fraud
  • Comfortable working autonomously, learning quickly, and using initiative
  • Good understanding of risk mitigation
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Good analytical and investigative skills with the ability to make informed decisions using best judgement
  • Attention to detail across all areas of work
  • Previous experience working with data and using it to come up with recommendations for process enhancements

Benefits

  • Discretionary Performance-Related Annual Bonus of up to 10% (Cash) and 5% (Shares)
  • Workplace pension scheme contributing 5% on earnings up to £50,000
  • Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Free ChipX subscription for UK-based employees
  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Annual training budget for courses, workshops, or conferences
  • £30 per month Chip Fitness Benefit

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