Financial Crime Analyst — Remote & 6‑Month FTC

Target; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday entitlement

Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (6

Employee Discount Scheme

Company Paid Private Medical Insurance

Group Life Assurance

Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme

Cycle to work Scheme

Job summary

Target is seeking a Financial Crime Executive for a remote, 6‑month Fixed Term Contract with the potential to become permanent. You will help deliver robust financial crime controls and support onboarding activities across multiple clients and products.

You will monitor transactions, perform CDD/KYC/EDD checks, assess risk, verify identities and maintain clear records in a fast‑paced environment. Collaboration with stakeholders is essential to embed compliant processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a financial services regulatory environment.
• Experience of customer onboarding, including CDD, KYC, fraud risk management and EDD processes.
• Experience of transaction monitoring reviews, identifying unusual or suspicious activity and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Knowledge of suspicious activity reports, customer due diligence and financial crime prevention processes.
• Previous experience in a financial crime prevention role would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor transactions, high-risk payments, sanctions alerts and adverse media.
• Investigate alerts from transaction monitoring systems and maintain audit trails.
• Support customer onboarding including CDD, KYC, fraud risk management and EDD checks.
• Assess customer risk, verify identity and review source of funds.

Skills

Flexible

Analytical

Calm on the phone

Ethical

Detail-focused

Time management

Job description

Target is seeking a Financial Crime Executive for a remote, 6‑month Fixed Term Contract with the potential to become permanent. You will help deliver robust financial crime controls and support onboarding activities across multiple clients and products.

You will monitor transactions, perform CDD/KYC/EDD checks, assess risk, verify identities and maintain clear records in a fast‑paced environment. Collaboration with stakeholders is essential to embed compliant processes.