Financial Crime Operations Associate

West London

FTC (Fixed Term Contract) 11 Months

Paying up to £28,000 DOE

We're working with a well-established financial services organisation that's looking for a Financial Crime Operations Associate to join their Financial Crime Operations (FCO) team. This is a great opportunity for someone with solid AML/KYC and investigation experience who wants to develop their career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Role Overview

In this role, you'll be involved in investigating APP fraud, monitoring potential money mule activity, and carrying out CDD/EDD checks on high-risk and PEP customers. You'll also support high-risk onboarding reviews, name screening, transaction monitoring, and general due diligence.

It's a hands-on position where you'll be analysing data, solving problems, and helping the business stay compliant while managing financial crime risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate APP fraud cases by reviewing payment patterns, customer behaviour, and liaising with internal teams.
• Monitor for money mule activity and escalate suspicious behaviour.
• Conduct CDD and EDD checks on high-risk and PEP customers, including onboarding and ongoing reviews.
• Complete Level 1 name-screening alerts and assess high-risk payments.
• Manage and maintain name-screening workflows and respond to operational queries.
• Identify and escalate suspicious transactions, staying up to date with regulatory changes and emerging financial crime trends.
• Support wider FCO activities such as screening, fraud investigations, and transaction monitoring.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and provide general administrative support as needed.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in AML/KYC, CDD/EDD, financial crime investigations, and monitoring/screening.
• Good understanding of typical fraud typologies, especially APP fraud and mule activity.
• Strong awareness of the UK regulatory environment.
• Background in financial services, ideally with exposure to multiple areas of a bank or similar institution.
• Confident with MS Office and financial crime/transaction monitoring systems.
• Strong investigative mindset with the ability to spot patterns and trends in customer activity.
• Clear communication skills and comfortable speaking with colleagues as part of investigations.
• High attention to detail, proactive approach, and a willingness to learn.
• A genuine team player who can also take ownership when required.

Who You'll Work With

You'll collaborate with a range of teams including:

• Branch and retail operations
• Internal support and operations teams and IT and system specialists
• Other banking departments and external service providers and vendors

Interested? Apply now