About this role
Overview of the role The Financial Crime Investigations Associate is key role within our organisation, dedicate to investigating and mitigating activities related to financial crime and fraud. This position requires a detailed-oriented individual with strong investigative skills and deep understanding of AML (Anti-Money Laundering) practices. The ideal candidate will work closely with various Compliance departments, including the Transaction Monitoring (TM) Team and the Client Risk Oversight Team (CRO), to ensure a robust defence against financial crime and fraud, and the wider business, providing insight and analytics to support fraud prevention and operational efficiency. Fraud Investigation: Timely and accurately responding to Requests for Information (RFIs) from regulatory bodies, financial institutions, and internal stakeholders. Lead and manage fraud investigations, including handling fraud alerts, to ensure timely, consistent, and high-quality outcomes in line with IFX standards and regulations. Review and approve investigation outputs while prioritising workloads to balance risk, client impact, and operational needs. Conduct thorough investigations into complex or sensitive fraud cases, ensuring detailed case records and audit-ready documentation. Analysing documentation, automated alerts, transactional data and conducting open-source research/screening. Identifying instances of fraud, trade-based and other forms of money laundering, PEP's, Anti-Bribery/Corruption, Counter Terrorist Financing, and potential sanctions matters. Detailing and summarising complex investigation into reports that are escalated to MLRO, DMLRO, and other FinCrime Managers. Use industry prevention/mitigation tools and systems to assist with investigation and decision-making. AML Concerns and Compliance wider function: Liaise with the Transaction Monitoring and Client Risk Oversight teams to identify and address any AML concerns, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies. Closely collaborate with the Compliance wider function to develop and implement effective strategies for preventing financial crime and fraud.