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Financial Crime Operations Associate
West London
FTC (Fixed Term Contract) 11 Months
Paying up to 28,000 DOE
We're working with a well-established financial services organisation that's looking for a Financial Crime Operations Associate to join their Financial Crime Operations (FCO) team. This is a great opportunity for someone with solid AML/KYC and investigation experience who wants to develop their career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Role Overview
In this role, you'll be involved in investigating APP fraud, monitoring potential money mule activity, and carrying out CDD/EDD checks on high-risk and PEP customers. You'll also support high-risk onboarding reviews, name screening, transaction monitoring, and general due diligence.
It's a hands-on position where you'll be analysing data, solving problems, and helping the business stay compliant while managing financial crime risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate APP fraud cases by reviewing payment patterns, customer behaviour, and liaising with internal teams.
- Monitor for money mule activity and escalate suspicious behaviour.
- Conduct CDD and EDD checks on high-risk and PEP customers, including onboarding and ongoing reviews.
- Complete Level 1 name-screening alerts and assess high-risk payments.
- Manage and maintain name-screening workflows and respond to operational queries.
- Identify and escalate suspicious transactions, staying up to date with regulatory changes and emerging financial crime trends.
- Support wider FCO activities such as screening, fraud investigations, and transaction monitoring.
- Assist with ad-hoc projects and provide general administrative support as needed.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in AML/KYC, CDD/EDD, financial crime investigations, and monitoring/screening.
- Good understanding of typical fraud typologies, especially APP fraud and mule activity.
- Strong awareness of the UK regulatory environment.
- Background in financial services, ideally with exposure to multiple areas of a bank or similar institution.
- Confident with MS Office and financial crime/transaction monitoring systems.
- Strong investigative mindset with the ability to spot patterns and trends in customer activity.
- Clear communication skills and comfortable speaking with colleagues as part of investigations.
- High attention to detail, proactive approach, and a willingness to learn.
- A genuine team player who can also take ownership when required.
Who You'll Work With
You'll collaborate with a range of teams including:
- Branch and retail operations
- Internal support and operations teams and IT and system specialists
- Other banking departments and external service providers and vendors
Interested? Apply now
