Senior Consultant in Financial Crime within EY's Risk Consulting team. Focusing on regulatory compliance for financial institutions with hands - on project experience.
About the role
- AML Investigator for cryptocurrency brokerage detecting and investigating suspicious activities globally. Collaborating with compliance teams to ensure regulatory standards are met while protecting the firm from illicit activities.
Responsibilities
- Conduct end-to-end, complex investigations into flagged alerts, suspicious activity, and regulatory inquiries related to cryptocurrency and fiat transactions.
- Utilise blockchain analytics tools to trace the flow of digital assets, identify counterparties, and build a comprehensive narrative of the activity.
- Identify emerging financial crime risks, patterns, and typologies specific to the virtual asset space.
- Draft and file high-quality Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) with the relevant financial intelligence unit in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring all regulatory standards are met.
- Prepare detailed reports and summaries of investigative findings for internal stakeholders, senior management, and regulatory auditors.
- Collaborate with the Compliance team and other departments to refine and improve internal policies, procedures, and controls to mitigate identified financial crime risks.
- Stay up-to-date on evolving local and global AML/CTF regulations, particularly those related to Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).
Requirements
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to summarise complex investigative findings clearly and concisely for regulatory filing.
- Proven ability to analyse complex data sets, connect disparate pieces of information, and draw sound, evidence-based conclusions.
- Direct experience in AML investigations, financial crimes, or compliance, preferably within a cryptocurrency firm, broker-dealer, or fintech environment. Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Hands-on experience using commercial blockchain forensics/analytics tools.
- Strong functional knowledge of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and common crypto-related financial crime typologies.
- Deep understanding of key AML/CTF regulations and their application to digital assets.
Benefits
- Ongoing training and industry development opportunities from a supportive leadership team
- Access to cutting-edge technology and market insights.
- Collaborative and supportive team culture with a passion for digital assets.
- Learn from a team of experienced cryptocurrency experts
- Competitive compensation that recognises experience and impact
- Hybrid working arrangements designed around trust and autonomy
- 0% trading fees with Caleb and Brown
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