Financial Crime Analyst, Malaysia

FNZ; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join FNZ as a Financial Crime Analyst in Kuala Lumpur to manage and execute anti-financial crime initiatives. This role involves partnering with stakeholders to ensure compliance in a dynamic environment, while also contributing to the development of strategies that mitigate financial crime risk. Enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and a hybrid work model with opportunities for global career advancement.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health insurance

Life insurance

Annual leave

Sick days

Referral bonuses

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of KYC on complex ownership structures.
• Experience in Financial Crime and transaction monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing AML risk assessments.
• Conduct Financial Crime and ML/TF investigations.
• Prepare reporting for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Commercial acumen

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Join a high-performing, globally connected Risk & Compliance team where your analytical skills will directly contribute to safeguarding wealth systems.

As a Financial Crime Analyst, you’ll play a key role in managing and executing anti-financial crime initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region, with exposure to a broad range of compliance activities including AML/CFT, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption.

Working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, you’ll partner with stakeholders across the business to ensure regulatory obligations are met and clients receive a seamless compliant experience.

The responsibilities include:

• Assist in managing AML risk assessments and program/s to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Assist with complex Financial Crime and ML/TF investigations
• Assist with the development and maintenance of Financial Crime risk management strategy frameworks and policies.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into requirements that contribute to a logical solution.
• Assist with reviewing and actioning transaction monitoring, Sanctions and PEP screening alerts and investigations.
• Prepare reporting to internal and external committees and clients.
• Keeping abreast of emerging ML/TF trends and issues, including typologies and relevant media reports.
• Monitoring industry Financial Crime trends ensuring strategies are formulated and implemented to mitigate risk to company and its clients.
• Ensuring the company and clients meet their obligations in relation to Financial Crime.
• Monitor client requirements to ensure compliance with service level agreements.
• Provide Financial Crime mandatory training to relevant staff.
• Liaise with and provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders as required on Financial Crime matters.
• Undertake any other projects/ tasks as may reasonably be required to facilitate the smooth operation of the company.
• Positively promoting a proactive risk management culture

What are we ideally looking for in a successful candidate?

• Tertiary qualification or equivalent
• Strong understanding and experience of conducting KYC on complex ownership structures (Trusts, Companies etc)
• Strong background in transaction monitoring, Sanctions and PEP screening
• Experience in Financial Crime within a retail/consumer or wealth management environment
• Strong knowledge of regulations and AML policies / procedures
• Sound knowledge of the Financial Services industry and the related regulatory environment
• Exemplary analytical and problem-solving Skills
• Report writing skills, strong communication skills and ability to collaborate well with stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to support required behavioural and cultural change
• Strong commercial acumen and pragmatic approach to driving change
• Advanced user of MS Office product suite (ie, Word Excel & PowerPoint)

Why should you join us?

• Be part of a highly successful global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies.
• Be part of the start-up team in KL with the ability to have direct input and involvement in the processes towards the expected fast growth.
• Convenient office location in the city for commuters.
• A competitive salary and excellent benefits, including full comprehensive Health insurance, Life insurance, annual leave, volunteer leave, sick days, referral bonuses, and more.
• A hybrid 3+2 model combining working from the office and home.
• We provide global career opportunities for our employees at any of our offices in the UK, Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand, China and more.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.

If this role appeals to you, please apply by the 21st of July 202 5 .

*Please note we shortlist as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw advertising at any time.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.7 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 26 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.