Business Analyst – Financial Crime

Business Analyst – Financial Crime

Posted 7 days ago by Undisclosed

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£460 Per day
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Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Business Analyst role focuses on supporting a high-impact programme related to Financial Crime, Compliance, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML). The candidate will lead business analysis activities, particularly in client risk exits and customer offboarding, while collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. A strong understanding of financial crime risk typologies and excellent analytical skills are essential for success in this position.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead business analysis activities for Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and client onboarding/offboarding initiatives.
  • Support the design and implementation of an intelligence-led client exit process across Corporate, Investment, and Private Banking units.
  • Gather, document, and validate business and functional requirements for exiting high-risk clients based on internal intelligence or external regulatory/legal obligations.
  • Analyse client profiles, transaction behaviours, and financial crime intelligence to support decision-making and escalation processes.
  • Collaborate with Financial Crime Investigations, Client Risk Assessment, and Legal teams to ensure compliance with due process in offboarding.
  • Produce Management Information (MI) and reporting on case volumes, trends, SLAs, and investigation outcomes.
  • Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for system enhancements; contribute to solution design.
  • Act as a liaison between business, compliance, and technology teams to ensure alignment with regulatory and operational requirements.
  • Assist in updating policies and procedures and contribute to the development of training materials as needed.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst within Financial Crime, Compliance, or AML domains.
  • Prior involvement in intelligence investigations, client risk exits, or customer offboarding programmes in a banking environment.
  • Strong understanding of financial crime risk typologies, including AML, sanctions, and fraud.
  • Familiarity with regulatory expectations from bodies such as the FCA, PRA, OFSI, and global regulators like FinCEN.
  • Proficient in data analysis and documentation tools such as Excel, JIRA, Confluence, and Visio.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Salary (Rate): £460 daily

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Business Analyst – Financial Crime / AML / Compliance

Start Date: 30 July 2025

End Date: 31 December 2025

Location: London – Hybrid working mode

Contract Type: Contract

Rate: £460 via Umbrella

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with a strong background in Financial Crime , Compliance , and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) to support a high-impact programme focused on client risk exits and customer offboarding. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of financial crime risk typologies and regulatory expectations, along with excellent analytical and documentation skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead business analysis activities for Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and client onboarding/offboarding initiatives.
  • Support the design and implementation of an intelligence-led client exit process across Corporate, Investment, and Private Banking units.
  • Gather, document, and validate business and functional requirements for exiting high-risk clients based on internal intelligence or external regulatory/legal obligations.
  • Analyse client profiles, transaction behaviours, and financial crime intelligence to support decision-making and escalation processes.
  • Collaborate with Financial Crime Investigations, Client Risk Assessment, and Legal teams to ensure compliance with due process in offboarding.
  • Produce Management Information (MI) and reporting on case volumes, trends, SLAs, and investigation outcomes.
  • Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for system enhancements; contribute to solution design.
  • Act as a liaison between business, compliance, and technology teams to ensure alignment with regulatory and operational requirements.
  • Assist in updating policies and procedures and contribute to the development of training materials as needed.

Key Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst within Financial Crime , Compliance , or AML domains.
  • Prior involvement in intelligence investigations , client risk exits , or customer offboarding programmes in a banking environment.
  • Strong understanding of financial crime risk typologies, including AML , sanctions , and fraud .
  • Familiarity with regulatory expectations from bodies such as the FCA , PRA , OFSI , and global regulators like FinCEN .
  • Proficient in data analysis and documentation tools such as Excel , JIRA , Confluence , and Visio .
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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