FinCrime Analyst - KYC/AML Advisory (2nd Line)

Swan; Paris; Hybride; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Holidays: 25 days + RTT

Meal Vouchers: meal voucher card for工作

Transport: mobility package

Health insurance (mutuelle)

Sports: Classpass & Gymlib discounts

Well-being support: Moka Care

Hybrid remote policy: 2 days work from

Offsite: annual gathering

Diversity and inclusion

Résumé du poste

Swan is seeking a FinCrime Analyst in Paris to join the Financial Crime team, the 2nd line of defense on onboarding risk. You will help detect and address risks related to money laundering, fraud, sanctions, and other illicit activities, collaborating with Compliance, Legal, and Operations.

You will advise on complex KYC cases, draft procedures and SOPs, and contribute to training the 1st-line teams, ensuring regulatory alignment and robust controls.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in financial crime/compliance, including 1–2 years in a 2nd line advisory role on onboarding cases.
• Strong knowledge of KYC/AML regulation (FATF recommendations, EU AML directives).
• Hands-on experience handling PEP, adverse media, and sanctions cases and analyzing complex ownership structures.
• Rigorous regulatory analysis skills and a structured mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to formalize clear opinions and liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Curious and proactive mindset with strong judgment to handle ambiguous cases.
• Fluent in English and/or French; a 3rd European language is a plus.

Responsabilités

• KYC Advisory - 2nd line: Analyze escalations from 1st line (KYC team) on complex cases and deliver a well-reasoned expert opinion.
• Screening & due diligence: Conduct in-depth due diligence on PEP, adverse media, and sanctions matches (risk assessment, documentation).
• Complex structures: Analyze and document complex ownership structures (beneficial owners, intermediary entities, multi-jurisdiction control chains).
• Onboarding decision: Formulate a well-reasoned recommendation (onboard, decline, or request additional documentation) based on solid regulatory analysis.
• Regulatory interpretation: Provide expert guidance on regulatory implications (KYC, AML) to support and guide the 1st-line teams.
• Draft Procedures and SOPs to support the continuous improvement of policies and controls.
• Training: Support the upskilling of 1st-line teams on KYC regulatory topics (workshop, training session).

Connaissances

KYC / AML regulation knowledge

Regulatory analysis

Written and verbal communication

English and French fluency

Experience with PEP/adverse media/san*

Description du poste

Swan is seeking a FinCrime Analyst in Paris to join the Financial Crime team, the 2nd line of defense on onboarding risk. You will help detect and address risks related to money laundering, fraud, sanctions, and other illicit activities, collaborating with Compliance, Legal, and Operations.

You will advise on complex KYC cases, draft procedures and SOPs, and contribute to training the 1st-line teams, ensuring regulatory alignment and robust controls.