Senior Financial Crime Investigator

2w2 weeks ago

Chip

London, GB · Full-time · £33,000 – £50,000

About this role

Chip is growing fast and has very exciting plans, seeking a Senior Financial Crime Investigator to help make them happen. This role sits within the financial crime team in London's Canary Wharf area.

Day-to-day, you'll carry out Customer Due Diligence checks including PEPs and sanctions screening. You'll conduct investigations from trigger events like transaction monitoring alerts and source of wealth enquiries, identifying suspicious activity and making risk-based decisions.

We work in a regulated space with a high bar, built around smart, thoughtful people who care about doing great work. We look for empathy, self-awareness, sound judgement, resilience, and a collaborative mindset — real people with personality and perspective.

This is an opportunity to help build the future of wealth, making saving, investing and pensions simpler and more accessible. You'll proactively identify process improvements and contribute to the team's growth. You will have the chance to shape financial crime operations as we scale.

Requirements

A keen interest in Financial Crime and Fraud
Comfortable working autonomously, learning quickly, and using initiative
A good understanding of risk mitigation
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Good analytical and investigative skills with the ability to make informed decisions using best judgement
Attention to detail across all areas of work
Previous experience working with data and using it to come up with recommendations for process enhancements

Responsibilities

Carrying out Customer Due Diligence (CDD) checks including PEPs and Sanctions screening
Conducting investigations from trigger events such as transaction monitoring alerts or source of wealth enquiries to identify suspicious activity
Performing manual tasks including document reviews and actioning risk-based account closures
Providing recommendations and decisions for financial crime related requests raised by other teams
Adhering to all relevant financial crime processes and procedures to complete operational workflows
Proactively identifying issues with current processes and implementing improvements

Benefits

£33,000 - £37,000 per annum
Discretionary Performance-Related Annual Bonus of up to 10% (Cash) and 5% (Shares)
Workplace pension scheme with 5% employer contribution on earnings up to £50,000
Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
Free ChipX subscription for UK-based employees
28 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus days between Christmas and New Year
Annual training budget for professional development