Senior Financial Crime Investigator

Senior Financial Crime Investigator focuses on review and assess alerts generated through transaction monitoring systems, sanctions screening, onboarding reviews, and internal escalations.

What the role involves

• Review and assess alerts generated through transaction monitoring systems, sanctions screening, onboarding reviews, and internal escalations.
• Supporting thematic reviews, ongoing monitoring activities, and financial crime control effectiveness assessments.
• Review first-line risk decisions for consistency with internal policy, regulatory obligations, and risk appetite.
• Provide constructive feedback to improve consistency and decision quality.
• Deputise for the MLRO where required, including escalation handling, decision-making, and regulatory support activities.
• Assisting with internal and external audit requests, regulatory enquiries, and compliance reviews.

Skills and requirements

• 5–7 years’ experience conducting AML/CFT investigations within a regulated fintech, payments, banking, or EMI environment.
• In-depth understanding of UK regulatory requirements, including MLR 2017, POCA, sanctions obligations, and JMLSG guidance.

Confirmed role details

• Is Europe’s first acquirer powering merchant payments acceptance across 29 countries and over 1,215 devices.
• Through its direct connections to local payment schemes and alternative payment methods, supports 40+ payment options.
• Key features include Real-Time Settlement, Offline Payments, acceptance fees as low as 0% with the use of ’s business debit card, and Merchant Advance.
• With a growing ecosystem of 450+ tech partner-innovators, is leading the shift to All-in-One business solutions, empowering merchants to adopt cutting-edge technology seamlessly an.

Candidate fit

• Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively under pressure.