Financial Crimes Analyst

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is partnering with a well-known Financial Services Company in Charlotte, NC, offering a hybrid Name Screening Consultant role on a long-term contract. The position focuses on mitigating risk and ensuring regulatory compliance through rigorous due diligence and analysis.

You will execute screening, manage medium-risk deliverables, and collaborate with internal teams to enhance controls and processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of name screening experience in financial services or risk roles.
• Ability to read adverse media and identify parties and context.
• Strong research and due diligence to validate article details.
• Ability to document rationale clearly and concisely.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word products.
• Familiarity with quality control processes.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience.
• Solid understanding of financial crimes concepts.
• Advanced critical thinking and analytical writing to assess risk.

Responsibilities

• Execute due diligence screening to mitigate risk within established timelines.
• Exercise independent judgment to manage medium-risk screening deliverables.
• Assist with operational screening activities as needed (workflow management, data gathering, analysis).
• Support process reviews, testing, and transformation with SME on screening functions, policies, procedures, and compliance.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve screening and production issues.
• Review and evaluate screening processes and controls to recommend improvements.
• Participate in focus groups aimed at enhancing screening operations.
• Support senior consultants with training facilitation and quality review.
• Work with peers and customers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Aggregate, evaluate, and report screening results, escalating as needed.

Skills

Name screening

Regulatory compliance

Due diligence

Documentation

Microsoft Word

Quality control

Management experience

Financial crimes

Analytical writing

Adverse media

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SharePoint Online

AI tools

Job description

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity!

A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Name Screening Consultant in Charlotte, NC (Hybrid).

Join the brightest minds at one of the world's largest financial institutions. This is a long-term contract opportunity offering a competitive benefit package. Our client has a distinguished legacy of over 150 years and is recognized for its commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction. If you’re passionate about mitigating risk and ensuring regulatory compliance for a reputable financial institution,

Contract Duration: 6 Months+

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of name screening experience (financial crimes, regulatory, or risk identification)
• Proven ability to read and interpret adverse media content, including identifying relevant parties and context
• Strong research and investigative due diligence capabilities to validate article details and fill in missing data
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely document rationale
• Proficient in Microsoft Word products
• Awareness of quality control processes
• 3+ years of management or supervisory experience
• Solid understanding of financial crimes concepts
• Advanced critical thinking and analytical writing skills to assess risk in news and provide logical written conclusions

Desired Skills & Experience

• Workflow management and assignment distribution experience
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, and SharePoint Online
• Exposure to AI tools
• Change management capabilities
• Technical writing expertise
• Understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance practices

What You Will Be Doing

• Accurately execute due diligence screening to mitigate risk within established timelines
• Exercise independent judgment to manage medium-risk screening deliverables
• Assist with operational screening activities as needed (e.g., workflow management, business continuity, data gathering, analysis)
• Leverage subject matter expertise on screening functions, policies, procedures, and compliance to support process reviews, testing, and transformation
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve screening and production issues
• Review and evaluate screening processes and controls to recommend improvements
• Participate in focus groups aimed at enhancing screening operations
• Support senior consultants with training facilitation, quality review, and post-training guidance
• Work with peers, managers, and both internal/external customers to resolve issues and achieve operational goals
• Aggregate, evaluate, and report screening results, escalating as needed

If you are driven by excellence, dedicated to compliance, and want to be a key player in a reputable organization’s risk mitigation efforts,