Financial Crime Operations Analyst

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At Rathbones, our purpose is to help more people invest their money well, so they can live well.

We are one of the UK’s leading providers of wealth management, investment management, financial planning and asset management services. We work with individuals and families, charities, trustees, financial advisers and other professional partners to help them make confident decisions about money and investments.

Our advisers take the time to understand each client’s goals, values and circumstances. Together, we create a personalised approach designed to manage, preserve and grow their wealth over the long term.

Our services include discretionary investment management, financial planning, fund and asset management, tax planning, trust and company management, and specialist responsible investment services through Rathbone Greenbank Investments. We also work with financial advisers to help them deliver positive outcomes for their clients.

With roots dating back to 1742, Rathbones has been trusted for generations. Today, we manage £120.7 billion of client assets*, supported by more than 700 investment professionals across 21 offices in the UK and Channel Islands.

Rathbones Group Plc is a FTSE 250-listed company.

* Figures as at 30 June 2026.

Location:
Liverpool

Contract:
Permanent

The Financial Crime Operations Analyst will support the effective operation of the firm's financial crime control framework by reviewing, investigating and resolving alerts generated through transaction monitoring, customer screening and payment or transaction screening systems.

The role will assess alerts proportionately and within agreed service levels, document clear and evidence-based decisions, elevate potential financial crime concerns and help ensure that clients and transactions are managed in line with legal, regulatory and internal requirements.

The successful candidate will combine sound financial crime knowledge with strong analytical judgement, attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied operational workload within a regulated wealth and asset management environment.

• Review and investigate transaction monitoring alerts, assessing customer activity against expected behaviour, known customer information and relevant risk indicators.
• Determine whether transaction monitoring alerts can be closed with a clear rationale or require escalation for further investigation.
• Review customer screening alerts relating to sanctions, politically exposed persons, relatives and close associates, adverse media and other relevant watchlists.
• Distinguish false positives from potential matches using available client data, reliable sources and established matching criteria.
• Review payment and transaction screening alerts promptly to support appropriate decisions before payments or transactions are released, rejected, suspended or escalated.
• Escalate confirmed, suspected or complex matches, unusual activity and potential policy breaches in accordance with documented procedures.
• Record alert investigations, evidence considered, decisions and rationale accurately within relevant systems and case management records.
• Complete alert reviews within agreed service levels while maintaining required quality and control standards.
• Apply a risk-based approach, taking account of customer risk, jurisdiction, product, transaction type and other relevant contextual factors.
• Request and assess additional information where required to reach a supported decision.
• Support the identification and referral of matters that may require enhanced due diligence, restrictions, suspicious activity consideration or other management action.
• Undertake quality checks, peer reviews or case…