Financial Crime Operations Analyst

Shieldpay; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 40 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

28 Days Holiday

4 You Days

Hybrid Working

Flexible Working

Pension Contribution

Personal Development

Private Medical

Life Assurance

Menopause Support

Enhanced Allowances

Season Ticket Loans

Compassionate and Sick Leave

Résumé du poste

Shieldpay is seeking a Financial Crime Operations Analyst to safeguard financial integrity and ensure regulatory alignment. You will drive sanctions screening, monitor transactions for anomalies, and perform due diligence on customers and third‑party entities to manage risk.

Leveraging data analysis, you will report findings to senior management and regulators while contributing to process improvements. The role emphasizes collaboration with the onboarding and compliance teams, strong data

Qualifications

• A clear understanding of foundational information security principles and follow our policies.
• You identify even the smallest errors in data and documentation that others may overlook

Responsabilités

• Sanctions Screening: Conduct screening of payees against sanctions lists to identify potential matches, upscale risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Transaction Monitoring: Monitor and review transactional activity to detect unusual or suspicious patterns, upscale potential risks, and support compliance with anti-financial crime regulations
• Due Diligence and onboarding: Conduct due diligence checks on customers, clients, and third‑party entities to assess their risk profiles and ensure they meet the company’s risk appetite and compliance standards
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilise data analytics tools to identify patterns and trends related to financial crime risks. Generate regular reports for senior management and regulatory authorities
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor the effectiveness of financial crime prevention measures and suggest improvements to enhance the Shieldpay’s ability to combat financial crime

Description du poste

• As a Financial Crime Operations Analyst, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding financial integrity and ensuring regulatory alignment. You will be responsible for conducting vital sanctions and transaction monitoring, and supporting the operational team with the onboarding and ongoing monitoring of complex financial crime cases
• Sanctions Screening: Conduct screening of payees against sanctions lists to identify potential matches, upscale risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Transaction Monitoring: Monitor and review transactional activity to detect unusual or suspicious patterns, upscale potential risks, and support compliance with anti-financial crime regulations
• Due Diligence and onboarding: Conduct due diligence checks on customers, clients, and third‑party entities to assess their risk profiles and ensure they meet the company’s risk appetite and compliance standards
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilise data analytics tools to identify patterns and trends related to financial crime risks. Generate regular reports for senior management and regulatory authorities
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor the effectiveness of financial crime prevention measures and suggest improvements to enhance the Shieldpay’s ability to combat financial crime

Benefits

• 28 Days Holiday: Relax and recharge with our enhanced allowance, plus UK bank holidays
• 4 You Days: Life can be tough. For these days employees can take a You Day each quarter, on short notice
• Hybrid Working: We value in-person collaboration. Our people are in the office multiple times a week
• Flexible Working: We are pleased to treat our employees like adults and judge them on the work they do not the hours they work
• Pension Contribution: Group Personal Pension Plan where employees contribute 5% and we contribute 5%
• Personal Development: We invest in our people, as well as yearly budget we offer external development
• Private Medical: With no financial excess and pre-existing coverage from an industry leader in physical and mental health
• Life Assurance: Our employees can rest assured that their loved ones will be supported should the worst happen
• Menopause Support: We’ve teamed up with Balance, who support those affected by all stages of the menopause
• Enhanced Allowances: From maternity leave to eyecare, we don’t just offer the basic – we make sure that we are able to go the extra mile
• Season Ticket Loans: It may not have had a big take-up during the pandemic but it’s there if our people need it
• Compassionate and Sick Leave

A clear understanding of foundational information security principles and follow our policies. You have a responsibility to recognise and report potential security risks in daily tasks while maintaining a good level of awareness of the importance of data protection in your roleBe proactive in acquiring knowledge, providing unwavering support, overcoming obstacles, and actively participating. Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth, collaborate with your team, and leverage technologyYou identify even the smallest errors in data and documentation that others may overlookYou want to build on your existing onboarding and KYC skills with increasing complexity of deals, making it ideal for someone with a genuine interest in financial crime prevention and customer onboarding, and a proactive approach to learning regulatory requirements and strengthening controlsThe ability to demonstrate that our values serve as a moral compass, shaping how you behave and interact with others. Embracing our values is essential to your success and in achieving our vision and missionYou handle sensitive financial information with the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism