AML Investigation Analyst - 3 Month FTC

AML Investigation Analyst - 3 Month FTC

Posted 2 weeks ago by Zepz

Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom

Summary: The AML Investigation Analyst role at Zepz involves ensuring compliance with FCA regulations and company policies related to Anti-Financial Crime. The position requires supporting various AML tasks, including detecting money laundering typologies and handling customer communications. The role is designed for individuals with a strong background in AML and KYC, who thrive in a fast-paced, remote working environment. This is a 3-month fixed-term contract position based in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support all Anti-Financial Crime tasks including AML, terrorism financing, sanctions, KYC, and fraud.
  • Detect money laundering typologies and financial crime patterns.
  • Handle external and internal requests to detect potential financial crime.
  • Accurately risk assess new and existing customers.
  • Communicate with customers via email to meet ongoing customer due diligence requirements.
  • Investigate and evaluate narrative reports on suspicious account activities.
  • Support enquiries from external parties and handle cases based on processes.
  • Evaluate escalations relating to Sanction Screenings and PEPs.
  • Draft and submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to authorities.
  • Devise new and enhanced typologies for transaction monitoring.
  • Uphold quality standards while driving day-to-day tasks in line with KPIs and SLAs.
  • Support improvements and enhancements to existing operational processes.
  • Provide training to peers and colleagues from global departments.

Key Skills:

  • Minimum 3 years relevant experience in the AML and KYC industry.
  • University degree or equivalent educational background.
  • In-depth knowledge of UK AML regulations on Financial Crime, AML, terrorism financing, sanctions, KYC, and fraud.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Detail-oriented, diligent, and reliable.
  • Hands-on mentality with ownership of tasks.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and learn autonomously.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize time-critical tasks.
  • Experience in conducting QA on 1st line of defense activity.
  • Ability to work in a remote environment.
  • Strong bias for action and willingness to provide challenges to the business.
  • Ability to give and receive open, direct, and timely feedback.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Join Zepz: Breaking Down Borders, Together

Our Meaningful Mission

At Zepz, we're all about breaking down barriers for our customers and our teammates. Our purpose is deeply personal, we provide a lifeline and deliver opportunities to cross-border communities that need it most through cutting edge finance and tech.Zepz is the power behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, driven by the mission to celebrate the incredible impact migrants have, both at home and abroad. We're not just moving money; we're building a world that truly recognizes and supports global connections.

Who You'll Be Joining

We look for mission-driven builders who thrive in a fast-paced environment connected to a true purpose. We’re an always developing team of experts that enjoy problem solving and bring clarity to tough challenges. At Zepz, we are Relentless Learners, always seeking feedback, and Responsible Owners, treating company resources like your own. We depend on Transparent Communicators who keep the team aligned through open, honest talk.

Our Core Commitments — What We Live By

Our vibrant and truly diverse culture is built on three core commitments, that guide how we work and interact:

  • Integrity : We always do the right thing. It’s simple, but it’s the foundation of everything we build for our customers and each other.
  • Outcomes : We work for our customers. Their success and prosperity are the results we focus on delivering.
  • Velocity : We are fast! We maintain high energy levels and make smart decisions quickly, keeping us nimble and ahead of the curve.

Perks of Joining Our Team

We believe in empowering colleagues because we genuinely trust our team. Our culture is founded on this high trust, which naturally encourages the high ownership that drives us to meet our shared high expectations and deliver high performance. Our remote-first culture means you have the flexibility to work in your employing country wherever you feel the most focused and productive. This freedom comes with wonderful tailored, location-specific perks designed to support your whole life, not just your work. Think unlimited annual leave , great healthcare benefits, and employee discounts. We want you to thrive and focus entirely on making your biggest impact! In turn, we expect you to bring high ownership and commitment to your work. This is a place where we value trust and high performance, and we'll provide the environment and support needed for you to excel.

About the role

We are looking for dynamic AML Investigation Analysts to join our UK AML team, on an initial 3 month fixed term contract, to ensure compliance with FCA regulations and relevant company policies related to Anti-Financial Crime.

What you will own

As an AML Investigation Analyst, you will support all Anti-Financial Crime tasks including AML, terrorism financing, sanctions, KYC, and fraud. Reporting to the AMLCO, you will detect Money Laundering typologies and Financial Crime patterns, while handling external and internal requests to detect potential financial crime. Accurately risk assess new and existing customers, and resolve appropriate issues where required. Communicate with customers via email to meet Zepz ongoing customer due diligence requirements and obligations. Investigate and evaluate narrative reports on suspicious account activities drafted by our 1st line of defense, in strict accordance with our processes and the UK AML Law. Support enquiries from external parties reaching Zepz and handling these cases based on our processes. Evaluate escalations relating to Sanction Screenings and PEPs. Draft and submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the corresponding authorities. Devising new and enhanced typologies for transaction monitoring including indicators and scenarios that relate to Zepz’s customers’ typical behavior. Uphold the quality standards of the team and organisation, while successfully driving your day-to-day tasks in line with the companies target KPIs and SLAs. Develop a good understanding of the compliance framework to support improvements and enhancements to our existing operational processes. Support peers and colleagues from our global departments and provide training where necessary.

What you bring to the table

Minimum 3 years relevant experience in the AML and KYC industry. University degree or equivalent educational background. You have an in-depth knowledge of UK AML regulations on Financial Crime, AML, terrorism financing, sanctions, KYC and fraud. Conducting QA on 1st line of defense activity on a regular basis. You have excellent communication skills both verbal and written. You are detail oriented, diligent and reliable. You have a hands-on mentality and take on ownership. You should enjoy a fast paced working environment, show high willingness to learn and work autonomously to grasp new topics. You are able to prioritise time critical tasks and have strong organisational skills and are comfortable providing challenges to the business where required. Able to work in a remote environment. Actively help yourself (and others) be successful. Continuously learn and challenge the status quo. Think globally, act locally. Strong bias for action. Give and receive open, direct and timely feedback.

If you want to join us in our journey to help break barriers in financial access and improve lives globally, there's no better place or time to join. Our global team of 800+ people is spread across six continents. We aspire to hire the best mix of people from former Olympians to YouTube influencers and we speak over twenty languages. This incredible diversity isn't a bonus; it's the engine that lets us serve the world.

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