Financial Crime Analyst (Screening) - Central Edinburgh - 6 Month FTC - 30K

JR United Kingdom; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial crime team based in Edinburgh seeks a Financial Crime Analyst to join them on a 6-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will tackle alerts, work in a regulated environment, and collaborate with experienced leaders while focused on continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Crime Screening (Sanctions/PEPs/Adverse Media).
• Ability to act as a company ambassador in client-facing roles.
• Eagerness to learn and identify process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Investigate alerts for new and existing clients to prevent financial crime.
• Raise red flags to management and external parties as appropriate.
• Work in a regulated environment with a global team.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Adaptability

Financial Crime Awareness

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Financial Crime Analyst (Screening) - Central Edinburgh - 6 Month FTC - 30K, dunfermline

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Lorien

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Financial Crime Analyst (Screening) - Central Edinburgh - 6 Month FTC - 30K

*** 4 days per week in Central Edinburgh office, 1 day WFH ***

*** Fixed Term Contract due to come to an end at the end of the 6 months ***

Lorien’s client - a central Edinburgh based and well-known organisation with a brand-new office currently investing in their Financial Crime function and seeing a growing pipeline of new business as we speak - is on the lookout for new talent in the shape of Financial Crime Analysts / FinCrime Specialists from a Screening background inlcuding areas such as Sanctions/PEPs/Adverse Media/other risk indicators to bolster their squad for a 6-month Fixed Term contract.

You’ll enjoy plenty of opportunities to upskill with dedicated training from day one, and benefit from the support and overview of senior personnel, great leaders in management, and a global reaching team.

You’ll be:

• Tackling automated and raised alerts needing attention and investigation for new and existing clients
• Seeking out and raising red flags to management and external parties where appropriate to prevent financial crime occurrences
• Working on varying complexity caseloads with a team spanning the globe, and learning the ropes from them and key leaders
• Working in a regulated environment, honing your skills as you go and acting as a proactive asset within a supportive function with a great pipeline of work to tackle from the get-go

We’ve placed a number of great people into this firm already, and so if this might be of interest to you, these are the kind of skills/qualities that our client’s looking for:

• Background in the Financial Crime domain including Screening (Sanctions/PEPs/Adverse Media/etc.)
• Proven interpersonal skills, and ability to act as an ambassador for the company in client-facing scenarios
• Excited by chances to learn as you go
• Adapt to changes and help to identify possible areas for improvement across the team/processes/etc.
• Awareness of the kind of regulations one might find in the Financial Crime / Financial Services domains

So if this might be a match, and you’d like to know more about these opportunities and what this great firm can offer you, apply now with your latest CV and let’s have a chat.