Business Analyst – Financial Crime (Banking)

N Consulting Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services consultancy based in the UK is seeking a Business Analyst specialized in Financial Crime. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with regulations related to AML, KYC, and other pivotal areas. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in the banking sector, demonstrating a solid track record in financial crime compliance. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to work on critical projects alongside industry experts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in banking, especially in compliance or financial crime.
• Proven project delivery experience in AML, KYC, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of FATF, FCA, and other regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business requirements for projects related to financial crime.
• Lead workshops for capturing requirements.
• Support enhancement of banking systems and FinCrime tools.

Skills

Business Analysis

Financial Crime knowledge

Compliance understanding

Stakeholder management

Data Analysis

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Visio

SQL

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12.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Business Analyst – Financial Crime (Banking)

Location: Northampton (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Business Analyst with strong Financial Crime and core banking experience to support the delivery of critical initiatives across AML, KYC, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions compliance. This role will contribute to our ongoing commitment to regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and digital transformation across our financial crime function.

You will work within a cross-functional team, collaborating with Compliance, Risk, IT, and Business stakeholders to analyse, design, and deliver solutions that address regulatory expectations and improve operational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyse, and document detailed business and functional requirements for Financial Crime-related projects.
• Lead workshops and stakeholder interviews to capture requirements for AML/KYC onboarding, customer due diligence (CDD/ECDD), and transaction monitoring enhancements.
• Work closely with Compliance, Operations, and IT teams to ensure business needs are translated into practical technical solutions.
• Support the enhancement of banking systems and FinCrime tools (e.g., Actimize, Fircosoft, FICO, Oracle Mantas, etc.).
• Produce documentation including BRDs, user stories, process maps (AS-IS/TO-BE), and gap analyses.
• Ensure banking products (e.g., retail, corporate, correspondent banking) are aligned with evolving FinCrime compliance obligations.
• Analyse data flows, system interfaces, and operational processes related to customer screening, monitoring, and reporting.
• Participate in system testing, including UAT planning, test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
• Ensure traceability from business requirements through to solution delivery and testing.
• Monitor project progress and report risks, issues, and dependencies to project management and governance teams.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst within the banking sector, preferably in compliance, risk, or financial crime.
• Proven experience delivering projects across one or more of the following: AML, KYC, Sanctions Screening, Fraud Monitoring, Transaction Monitoring.
• Familiarity with banking products, customer lifecycles, and onboarding processes.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks including FATF, FCA, JMLSG, EU AMLD, OFAC, UN sanctions etc.
• Proficiency in process modelling (e.g., BPMN), data analysis, and use of tools like Visio, JIRA, Confluence, Excel, and SQL (nice to have).
• Experience working within Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across business and technical teams.
• Experience working on global or multi-jurisdictional FinCrime projects is a plus.