Financial Crime Analyst - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Financial Crime Analyst

City of London

Permanent

£35,000

cer Financial are working alongside a bank who are based in the City of London, they are looking for a Financial Crime Analyst to join them on a permanent basis.

The Responsibilities of a Financial Crime Analyst Will Include:

To lead on performance of daily suspicious transaction monitoring for rules as assigned by the MLRO.
To lead on performance of daily real time monitoring to identify potential sanction matches of payments in and out of the Banking system.
Review and assess all potential matches and release payments where false positives are confirmed.
To refer all anomalies to the Senior Compliance Manager or MLRO for further investigation.
To identify emerging patterns of false positives and potentially suspicious transactions where changes to algorithms and rule building would assist process efficiency
To assist with the daily update of the Bank's sanctions lists based on official HMT, OFAC and EU updates and/or perform the daily update of the overnight customer screening software.
To keep abreast of industry updates in relation to sanction regimes and list changes.
Ensure you are trained and comply with the Bank's Policy and Procedures regarding Money Laundering detection and reporting, and that any weaknesses identified in AML Procedures and Compliance is promptly addressed.
Any additional activities deemed necessary to facilitate the successful completion of the Compliance department objectives. Provide Backup
To assist the CCO and MLRO as required with other roles in the department.

The Financial Crime Analyst Must Have:

Ideally a Graduate with at least a 2:1 degree or equivalent.
At least two years Banking experience in a financial crime team.
Knowledge of relevant financial crime regulation, fraud and corresponding consumer rights.
Ability to work independently and on you own initiative as and when required.
Able to analyse transaction data to identify patterns, trends, inconsistencies and anomalies and reporting findings to management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Able to conduct effective investigations in line with Bank policy.
Excellent presentation and listening skills.#
Strong work ethic and willing to work nontraditional hours.
Knowledge of how to collect and preserve evidence.
Consistent drive to succeed.