Financial Crime Analyst

Financial Crime Analyst (AML / Fraud / Compliance)

£30,000 - £36,000 + Benefits (DOE)

Hybrid – Liverpool City Centre

This established financial services organisation provides specialist lending solutions to customers across the UK, operating within a highly regulated environment where compliance and risk management are fundamental to its success.

Due to continued growth and increasing regulatory requirements, the business is looking to strengthen its Financial Crime team with an experienced Financial Crime Analyst who can help protect the organisation against money laundering, fraud and wider financial crime risks while ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Financial Crime, AML or Fraud professional to join a specialist compliance function within a well-established financial services business. Working closely with the Financial Crime Manager and wider Risk & Compliance team, you will investigate financial crime risks, review complex cases, support regulatory reporting and ensure the business continues to meet FCA and Anti-Money Laundering obligations.

Success in the role will come from making sound risk-based decisions, maintaining regulatory standards and building strong relationships across the business.

• Investigate AML, fraud and financial crime referrals from internal teams.
• Review suspicious activity and determine appropriate risk-based outcomes.
• Prepare and submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) where appropriate.
• Manage referrals involving CIFAS, Hunter/SIRA, sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
• Support investigations relating to fraud, money laundering and financial crime.
• Liaise with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies when required.
• Monitor high-risk customers and undertake ongoing customer due diligence reviews.
• Maintain accurate case records and prepare compliance and financial crime reports.
• Ensure regulatory deadlines and internal service levels are consistently achieved.
• Keep up to date with AML legislation, FCA regulation and emerging financial crime risks.

• Previous experience within Financial Crime, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Fraud Prevention or Financial Crime Compliance.
• Experience working within asset finance, vehicle finance, banking, consumer finance or another regulated financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of UK AML regulations, financial crime legislation and risk management.
• Experience investigating Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and supporting submissions to the National Crime Agency (NCA).
• Knowledge of PEP and sanctions screening.
• Experience using CIFAS and Hunter or SIRA would be highly advantageous.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to make sound, evidence-based decisions.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple investigations simultaneously.
• Confident communicator who can build effective relationships across compliance, credit and operational teams.
• High levels of integrity, professionalism and attention to detail.

• £30,000 - £36,000 basic salary (DOE)
• Competitive benefits package
• Pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Ongoing compliance and regulatory training
• Career progression within a growing Risk & Compliance function
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to work within a well-established financial services organisation