AML & Financial Crime Investigator — Protect & Prevent

Kroo Bank Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Mental health support

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric Car scheme

MacBook laptop provided

Healthcare for you and dependents

Job summary

Kroo Bank Ltd. is recruiting a Financial Crime Investigator to strengthen the bank's controls against money laundering, terrorist financing and fraud. You will investigate alerts, manage AML/CTF cases, and support data-driven prevention efforts.

Join a collaborative first-line financial crime team in a hybrid Manchester role, with focus on risk identification, escalation handling, and regulatory compliance. Your work will impact risk reduction and customer protection.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in investigating and mitigating financial crime risks.
• Strong understanding of AML/CTF, sanctions, and compliance regulations.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Hands-on alert investigations including sanctions and PEP cases.
• Experience with SARs reporting to authorities.
• Ability to conduct trend analyses to improve prevention.
• Collaboration with law enforcement, banks, and internal teams.
• Excellent customer service when handling escalations.
• Track record of improving processes and documentation accuracy.
• Meticulous investigative approach with attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations of transaction monitoring alerts for suspicious activity.
• Manage AML/CTF and fraud investigations end-to-end, including SARs.
• Proactively analyse data to identify crime trends and enhance detection.
• Collaborate with other institutions and law enforcement as needed.
• Provide expert guidance to the Customer Service team on risk actions.
• Support continuous optimisation of compliance processes and systems.

Skills

Financial crime prevention

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Alert investigation

Reporting to authorities

Data analysis

Collaboration

Customer service

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Education

CAMS or CFE certifications

Tools

Detection tools

Job description

Kroo Bank Ltd. is recruiting a Financial Crime Investigator to strengthen the bank's controls against money laundering, terrorist financing and fraud. You will investigate alerts, manage AML/CTF cases, and support data-driven prevention efforts.

Join a collaborative first-line financial crime team in a hybrid Manchester role, with focus on risk identification, escalation handling, and regulatory compliance. Your work will impact risk reduction and customer protection.