Our client, an International Bank based in the Docklands are looking to recruit a Financial Crime Analyst. You'll be responsible for providing support in a variety of compliance related areas including monitoring of the Bank's Branches and Agents, Corporate and Consumer customer on-boarding AML health checks, reviewing the execution and implementation of applicable laws, rules, regulations and the Company's internal policies and procedures across the Bank.

Main responsibilities will include;

• Provide support and advice to the Business and Branches on financial crime compliance and risk management processes.
• Conduct customer due diligence identification/verification checks, risk classification and financial crime risk evaluations.
• Screening of customers and related names against sanctions and watchlist databases.
• Carry out electronic identification checks on customers sending large value transactions.
• Take adequate action after reviewing any suspicious activity reports sent by the Branches.
• Support customer compliance review visits to carry out AML health checks, where required, to perform the Financial Crime Risk Evaluation on customers and counterparties.
• Assist with internal compliance reviews on Consumer, Corporate and Wholesale banking activities to ensure the required level of compliance is maintained.
• Support the transaction monitoring of banking activity and report any concerns/suspicious activity to the MLRO.
• Assist in the completion of the annual Compliance Monitoring Plan in respect of the Bank's operations.
• Keep up to date with prevailing rules and regulations as they are introduced by the regulatory bodies from time to time.
• Review existing policies and procedures to ensure they are up to date and in line with new rules and regulations.
• Provide input on the development of new policies and procedures resulting from internal practices.
• Check the maintenance of adequate customer identification records.
• Support the filing of regulatory returns as and when required.
• Assist with compliance reviews by providing requested information.

To be considered for this position, ideal candidates need the following experience/skills;

• Graduate level or equivalent.
• Ideal but not a prerequisite, compliance and/or financial crime related diploma, for example those from the International Compliance Association
• Minimum 5 years' experience within the compliance field preferably in a financial service related role.
• High standard of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communicator
• Strict work ethics
• Strong written skills
• Fraud investigation and mitigation skills
• Compliance monitoring