Financial Crime Analytics Expert

Paysafe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payments platform in Greater London is seeking a Financial Crime Analytics Expert. In this role, you will analyse transaction patterns and conduct investigations into financial crime activities. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in data analysis, is educated in a STEM subject, and is proficient in SQL and Python. This position offers a hybrid working model with a flexible schedule and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Enhanced paid family policies

Private health and dental insurance

Employee discounts on gym memberships

Paid charity days

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data analysis and technical reviews.
• Experience in financial crime or fraud topics is an advantage.
• Familiarity with visualisation tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations into financial crime activities.
• Analyse suspicious transactions and transaction patterns.
• Support automation and operational process improvements.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Python

Effective communication

English proficiency

Education

Degree in a STEM subject

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

About Paysafe

Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,000 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile‑initiated transactions, real‑time analytics and the convergence between brick‑and‑mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.

It starts here. Have a global impact on the world of payments.

Role: Financial Crime Analytics Expert

You are a technically skilled expert looking for the right place to apply your abilities!

Look no further!

You will have the opportunity to use and broaden your analytical expertise by applying your knowledge towards financial crime investigations, drive big data analysis and technical reviews, covering specific segments of global consumer portfolios, including digital wallets, issuing / cards, local payment methods, digital banking, eCash solutions, playing a key role in understanding consumer behaviour.

You will be working closely with internal colleagues and external partners, such as risk systems, product teams, merchants, with a focus on issuing data driven reviews and articulate conclusions that will support effective anti‑financial crime control implementation.

This is a role that is expected to grow fast and gain rapid exposure across the business, so only apply if you are in for the real progress and independent collaboration!

What Paysafe stands for:

• Being open and honest.
• Keeping focused.
• Operating with Courage.
• Pioneering the future.

Our values and culture are driven by Equality, Development, Social Responsibility and Wellbeing. If you want to find out more about life at Paysafe, check out our careers page here.

How we work:

We follow a hybrid working model, spending an average of three days per week at our office location. The office is located in Gresham Street next to St Paul s cathedral with easy access and transport links via St Paul’s, Bank, Cannon Street, City Thameslink, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Mansion House.

The impact you will have:

• Ensure FC KPIs are maintained within risk appetite.
• Conduct investigations into financial crime activities analysing suspicious transactions.
• Analyse transaction patterns to identify risks and organised crime indicators with big data focus, using SQL / Python.
• Support automation, analytics and operational process improvements in financial crime detection.

What we’re looking for:

• Have 3+ years of experience in conducting data / technical analysis.
• Be degree educated in a STEM subject.
• Bring experience working with databases / analytics: SQL, Python, and familiarity in using visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Be an effective communicator, able to evaluate large data sets / clusters for review optimisation and segmentation.
• Have full English proficiency: additional languages (Spanish, German) are an advantage.
• Any previous exposure to financial crime / fraud topics professionally or personally would be a distinct advantage.

Nice to haves:

• Knowledge payments / ecommerce / banking industries.
• Knowledge of real‑time decisioning systems and other payments / automation solutions and tools.
• Experience working with machine learning models (impact evaluation and usage calibration).

A snippet of what you’ll get in return:

• Make your day work for you with our flexible working hours.
• You decide what your holiday looks like with the option to buy or sell your holiday and carry over up to 5 days into the next year.
• Enjoy social events on our roof top terrace with views onto St Pauls Cathedral.
• Our fully equipped facilities include showers, hairdryers and straighteners and fresh towels.
• Start your day with a free breakfast, fresh fruit and snacks.
• Take a breather in our dedicated wellbeing room.
• Spend time with those important to you with our enhanced paid family policies.
• Test our products Skrill and Neteller. Upon joining we will award you £50 into each wallet.
• Enjoy our discounts on memberships via vitality including, gyms, leisure centres, yoga/Pilates across the country.
• Need a new Laptop or TV? We offer support purchasing Apple and LG products via Stormfront technology.
• Join our six employee‑led equality communities and help foster a workplace that celebrates diversity and create opportunities to collaborate and learn.
• Give back to the community with four paid charity days.
• Kickstart your weekend early with our summer hours during the months of June, July and August with a 3pm finish every Friday.
• Let’s not forget, we also offer: Private health insurance (pre‑existing conditions are included) & dental insurance, income protection, life assurance and more.

What to expect next:

• Phone screen with Talent Acquisition
• Video interview with the Hiring Manager.
• In‑person interview
• Final HR interview with Talent Acquisition

If you’re successful joining the team, you’ll be meeting our CEO in person during our new joiners breakfast in London – a great opportunity to network with your peers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.