Financial Crime Data Analyst

BCB Group; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in the UK is looking for a Financial Crime Data Analyst to manage data analytics for fraud detection and prevention. The role involves working extensively with data, designing infrastructure, and collaborating with teams to enhance processes. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in data analytics and experience in the financial sector. Benefits include hybrid work arrangements and a strong benefits package.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Private Healthcare

Income Protection

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data science, analytics, or engineering.
• Hands-on experience with programming for data analysis.
• Experience in building data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage data infrastructure for financial crime operations.
• Proactively analyze data for fraud detection.
• Lead transition to efficient data management.

Skills

Proficiency in SQL

Data analysis with Python

Data visualization

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

BigQuery

Looker

TypeScript

Job description

We are looking for a Financial Crime Data Analyst to be part of BCB's Data team and deployed full time within the Financial Crime Operations team to build and own our data analytics capabilities . You will be the bridge between our vast data resources and our operational teams, enabling a proactive, intelligence‑led approach to combating financial crime. Reporting to the Head of Financial Crime Operations, you will be the firm's subject matter expert on all things related to financial crime data. You will have the autonomy to design the infrastructure, develop the analytics, and embed a data‑first culture that will fundamentally enhance how we protect our clients and the firm. Your mission is to establish a data‑driven foundation for our financial crime framework, transitioning the team from manual data handling to a modern, analytics‑powered approach to detecting and preventing financial crime and work hand in hand with AI.

Responsibilities

• Data Infrastructure & Engineering: Take full ownership of the Financial Crime Operations team's data needs, from extraction to storage. Collaborate with the tech team to design and build robust data pipelines, ensuring the team has reliable and timely access to the data it needs.
• Proactive Analysis & Intelligence: Work extensively with data to identify fraud trends, analyse case specifics, and draw insightful, evidence‑based conclusions. Proactively analyse complex datasets, particularly client transactional data, to identify emerging patterns and hidden risks. Conduct deep dives into various FinCrime systems for fraud detection, transaction monitoring and customer risk to identify key business opportunities.
• Process Transformation: Lead the transition from manual, spreadsheet‑based data processes to a scalable and efficient data environment. Ensure our data storage and management practices are aligned with the firm's technology standards and expectations.
• AI & LLM Enablement: Prepare and structure datasets to be readily consumable by LLM models, driving efficiency and helping the team leverage cutting‑edge AI capabilities.
• Tooling & Visualisation: Champion the use of modern technology to build and maintain insightful dashboards and automated reporting. Leverage data to develop and implement effective MIs and KRIs to monitor our financial crime prevention program.
• Model Calibration & Assurance: Provide analytical support for the calibration, testing, and assurance of our Transaction Monitoring models to ensure they are effective and performing optimally.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as the primary subject matter expert on financial crime data across the business. Provide clear and insightful Management Information and strategic advice to senior stakeholders on data‑driven findings and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven, extensive experience in a data science, data analytics, or data engineering role, preferably within a financial crime, risk, or compliance function in the payments, crypto, or banking sectors.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and BigQuery for complex data extraction, manipulation, and analysis is essential. Data modelling is a bonus.
• Hands‑on experience with a programming language like Python and TypeScript for data analysis, scripting, and automation.
• Demonstrable experience with data visualisation, BI tools (e.g., Looker) and a proven ability to tell a compelling story with data, supported by good dashboards and data presentation.
• A decisive, hands‑on professional who is comfortable defining a vision, building solutions from the ground up, and owning outcomes in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience in building data pipelines and working with engineering teams to establish best practices for data storage and management.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information and distill it into practical advice for non‑technical audiences.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Autonomous, pro‑active and able to prioritise and manage your own work effectively in a fast‑moving business and fast‑evolving regulatory environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Benefits

• The chance to operate at the forefront of our industry
• You can talk to anyone in the business as there are no barriers and everyone is accessible
• You will be collaborating with teams on a hybrid working arrangement
• We value team success where every individual can grow and prosper
• 30 days annual leave each year
• 4 wellbeing days per year to prioritise your mental health
• 1 company volunteering day per year
• Strong benefits package including Private Healthcare, Pension, Income Protection (long‑term absence), Life Insurance, Menopause Policy, and an enhanced Parental Leave policy

Our people are constantly striving to be the best through operational excellence. The professional development and learning opportunities create an agile, hardworking, conscientious, and knowledgeable team. The opportunities for personal growth are exponential. You grow as the business grows. The roles and responsibilities are broad and ever‑changing, and the dynamism of BCB keeps you engaged and highly motivated. At BCB, we believe in empowering individuals to create a culture of personal growth, together, and driving empowerment from the bottom up, up‑skilling every individual at every level. This means our team has a sense of commonality and belonging, driven by a shared belief in our mission. We're passionate about our business, our people, and providing 360‑degree support for success.

About BCB Group

BCB Group is a leading provider of regulated payment and trading services in crypto and fiat for the digital asset economy. We provide accounts, cryptocurrency and foreign exchange market liquidity for some of the world's largest, crypto‑engaged businesses, including crypto exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, investment firms, custodians, payment processors and wallet providers. Our end‑to‑end suite of products are accessible through our Client Console UI and API. We offer more than 40 fiat and cryptocurrencies, deep trading liquidity, 24/7 instant payments through our instant settlements network, BLINC, and secure crypto services. Our strong focus on compliance matches our technical and business expertise, and we are regulated by some of the world's most respected regulators. Authorised in the UK, France and Switzerland, we place the utmost importance on our regulatory‑first institutional principles. Our leadership team boasts years of relevant, high‑level experience at globally‑renowned institutions. They combine finance, law, regulatory and technology skills in traditional and crypto financial services with a deep understanding of the new digital asset economy. Our mission is to create the trusted platform to pay, store, trade and earn fiat and digital assets, globally 24/7.