Financial Crime & Law Enforcement Specialist

Black Pen Recruitment; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services recruitment firm is looking for a Financial Crime & Law Enforcement Specialist to work remotely. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience and expertise in forensic investigations, financial crime regulations, and team management. Responsibilities include risk evaluation, monitoring of transactions, and collaboration with law enforcement. Join an innovative stablecoin platform committed to providing secure financial solutions in Africa.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Financial services, e-commerce, and mobile wallet experience required.
• Experience in fintech/cryptocurrency is essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate risk to prevent financial crimes.
• Review accounts for potentially fraudulent activity.
• Identify and report patterns of financial crime.

Skills

Forensic investigations

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Team management

Financial Crime knowledge

Education

University degree from a recognized tertiary institution

Job description

Financial Crime & Law Enforcement Specialist (FinTech/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoin/Remote)

Cape Town, WC, South Africa

Job Openings Financial Crime & Law Enforcement Specialist (FinTech/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoin/Remote)

About the job Financial Crime & Law Enforcement Specialist (FinTech/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoin/Remote)

Our Client is the largest and the first licensed on/off‑ramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. They are dedicated to offering innovative solutions in the African stablecoins space. Our client is committed to making stablecoins accessible and understandable for everyone, providing their customers with secure and user‑friendly platforms for their financial transactions.

Job Type: Full‑time

Workplace: Remote

Requirements

• University degree from a recognized tertiary institution
• +5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Forensic investigations, CFE, CAMS, ACFS certification advantageous
• Financial services, online payments, ,e‑commerce and mobile wallet experience and monitoring required
• Experience in fintech/cryptocurrency is required
• Attention to detail, strong sense of responsibility and very high level of integrity
• Ability to take charge in critical situations and work on resolving problems
• Enhanced knowledge of Financial Crime, AML and STR/SAR directives.
• Proficient in Monitoring systems and rules tuning
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders
• Working knowledge of forecasting and KPIs
• Build, mentor and manage a team
• Results driven, ability to work under pressure with a high degree of independence and focus

Responsibilities

• Analyze, prepare and perform risk evaluation to prevent financial crime, including fraud and other related typologies.
• Review accounts and transactions for potentially fraudulent activity and take quick, decisive action
• Review, investigate and respond to requests from law enforcement, regulators and financial institutions
• Proactively identify, monitor and report financial crime patterns with insightful MIS and dashboard reporting
• Identify areas of improvement in the company’s products to ensure their continued customer security.
• Actively participate in improving internal procedures and processes linked to Compliance Risk, Financial Crime, Fraud, Payments and AML.
• Work alongside the internal teams on the development and upgrade of financial crime and fraud related detection/prevention tools and mechanisms
• Creation and implementation of the procedures for Financial Crime prevention enhanced due diligence checks (EDD), monitoring, reporting and management.
• Maintain detailed logs of incidents and prepare regular and ad‑hoc management and regulatory reports.
• Provide investigative support for Financial Crime and other related forensic investigations and reporting requirements.