Compliance & Financial Crime Analyst

The opportunity

About the role

The Compliance & Financial Crime Analyst supports the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the organisation’s compliance and financial-crime controls. The role involves reviewing information, maintaining complete records, assisting with monitoring activities and escalating matters that require further assessment by authorised colleagues. The successful candidate will approach sensitive work objectively, carefully and with a strong commitment to confidentiality and ethical conduct.

What you’ll do

• Assist with customer due diligence, know-your-customer reviews, identity-verification checks and the maintenance of supporting records.
• Review transaction-monitoring alerts and relevant customer or transaction information in line with approved procedures and escalation criteria.
• Document review steps, findings, rationale and outcomes clearly so that case records are accurate and traceable.
• Escalate unusual activity, incomplete information, potential policy breaches and other concerns to authorised compliance personnel without delay.
• Support periodic compliance reviews, control testing, internal monitoring and the preparation of compliance reports.
• Assist with maintaining compliance registers, procedures, training records and other relevant documentation.
• Keep informed of relevant regulatory and financial-crime guidance and help identify where internal processes may need review.
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to promote awareness of compliance responsibilities, sound record-keeping and consistent control practices.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Business, Criminology or another relevant discipline.
• Experience in compliance, anti-money laundering, know-your-customer operations, financial crime, risk or regulated financial services is an advantage.
• Knowledge of customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening or related compliance processes is beneficial.
• Strong analytical, research and written documentation skills, with the ability to assess information objectively.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professional care.
• Good organisation and attention to detail, including the ability to follow procedures and maintain complete case records.
• A high standard of integrity, sound judgement and willingness to escalate concerns appropriately.

Working with EliteMill FX

We value thoughtful collaboration, professional integrity, accountability and continuous learning. In this role, you will work with colleagues across relevant functions, contribute to shared standards and help strengthen the quality of our work. We encourage people to raise ideas, ask considered questions and approach responsibilities with care.

In this position, success means: Success in this role is demonstrated through complete and accurate documentation, consistent application of approved procedures, careful review of alerts and timely escalation of potential concerns.