Financial Crime Analyst

Summary

Join Kroo's Transaction Monitoring team as a Late Shift specialist (16:00 - 00:30). You will investigate transaction monitoring alerts, review and approve/reject high-risk payments, optimize monitoring processes, and proactively identify financial crime trends. You will liaise with other institutions and internal departments. While experience in transaction monitoring and financial services is preferred, a cooperative attitude and analytical skills are key. Kroo offers generous benefits including extensive paid time off, a workplace pension, mental health support, top-notch equipment, and a hybrid work model (100% remote). The role prioritizes a collaborative environment and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Investigate transaction monitoring alerts to identify suspicious activity
• Review and approve or reject payments that are flagged as potentially high risk to protect customers and the bank from loss
• Support the optimisation and update of existing monitoring processes, systems and procedures
• Proactively identify financial crime trends through data analysis
• Liaise with other financial institutions and law enforcement authorities
• Liaise with other business departments

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 years' experience (minimum) of transaction monitoring
• The ability to manage a varied workload
• Investigations experience
• An analytical mindset and capable of identifying patterns in large datasets
• Have experience in the financial services sector
• A cooperative character and you enjoy working as part of a dynamic team
• Readiness to complete sanctions certifications to broaden and improve your knowledge
• Confident working within a fast pace start-up environment
• Familiar with Financial Crime and AML regulations

Benefits

• Generous holiday time: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 1 Kroo bank holiday (June 24th), and 1 day off during the week of your birthday
• Personal days: We know that life can be unpredictable, so we offer 3 personal days to use as needed
• Employer-sponsored volunteer program: We're passionate about giving back to our community, and we support our employees in doing the same with up to 4 hours per month of employer-sponsored volunteer time
• Mental health support: We care about the mental health of our team members and offer access to Spill, our mental health support partner
• Workplace pension: We want you to feel secure about your future, so we offer a workplace pension with a 5% employee contribution and a 3% employer top-up
• Top-notch equipment: This includes a MacBook laptop. Additionally, we also offer support in establishing your home office by contributing towards your setup if required
• Modern office: If you need to come to the office, you'll enjoy access to our modern, bustling workspace in Central London
• Cycle to Work scheme: We encourage sustainable transportation with our Cycle to Work scheme
• Electric Car scheme: We're committed to reducing our carbon footprint, and our Electric Car scheme makes it easy for our employees to do the same
• Enhanced parental leave: We know that family comes first, and we offer an enhanced parental leave policy to support our employees in starting and growing their families
• Room for growth: As a fast-paced, high-growth start-up, we're dedicated to providing our employees with room to grow and excel
• You get full healthcare for you and your nuclear family via Vitality
• Hybrid Working: This role is to be worked 100% remotely. We do have offices in Manchester and London, but there is no pressure to attend either office. It would only be in exceptional circumstances that would require mandatory attendance to the office