Financial Crime Enhanced Investigator (Fintech)

TL;DR

Financial Crime Enhanced Investigator (Fintech): Investigating high-risk and sensitive financial crime activity with an accent on SARs, customer relationship reviews, and intelligence-led risk management. Focus on managing complex referrals, producing regulator-ready outcomes, and collaborating with law enforcement.

Location: Primarily remote, but must be based within reasonable travelling distance of one of the hub locations (Edinburgh, Birmingham, Chester, Glasgow, Halifax, Hove, Leeds, Manchester, Newport, Cardiff) to attend when required.

Salary: £44,901 – £49,890 per annum

Company

A leading UK financial institution rebooting its legacy to build the future of finance.

What you will do

• Investigate complex referrals and make decisions relating to NCA disclosures and customer relationships.
• Manage high-risk and sensitive cases to produce regulator-ready outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, including law enforcement.
• Identify control gaps and support continuous improvement in financial crime operations.
• Provide coaching and subject matter expertise (SME) support to colleagues.
• Support change initiatives and champion process enhancements.

Requirements

• Strong experience in Financial Crime investigations, AML, transaction monitoring, or SAR activity.
• Ability to assess complex investigations and make evidence-based decisions.
• Strong regulatory understanding and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Must be based within reasonable travelling distance of specified UK hub locations.

Nice to have

• Experience with NCA disclosures or law enforcement engagement.
• Experience coaching and mentoring colleagues.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares.
• 28 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Flexible benefits adapted to personal lifestyle.
• Range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, including a menopause health package and Disability Confident Leader status.