Financial Crime Investigator

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cynergy Bank Full time

Application Deadline:

Friday 31st May 2024:

Hybrid Working Pattern - 3 days in Office & 2 WFH

About us


Cynergy Bank is the UK's human digital bank serving the needs of 'scale up' or medium sized and fast-growing SMEs; professionals; high net worth and mass affluent individuals, in essence those market segments that still value human service enabled by great technology.


We recognise that professional and personal lives often overlap and our mission is to help empower our customers to achieve their ambitions by serving all their interdependent banking needs.

We provide a comprehensive range of digitally enabled products and services to meet the property finance, business and commercial banking, private banking and personal savings needs of our customers.


Our human and digital model transforms banking for customers who still value a face-to-face relationship that is enabled by the latest digital technology.


We partner with firms such as Google Cloud, Cigniti and Slalom as we continue to innovate in the human digital space.


Cynergy Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

Eligible deposits with Cynergy Bank Limited are protected by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Company Benefits

  • Competitive Salary and Company Bonus
  • 196 hours (28 days) holiday plus bank holidays
  • Option to purchase an additional 10 days holiday
  • Pension contribution and Life Assurance
  • Income Protection Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
  • Private Medical Insurance and Health Check (After Probation)
  • Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)

The role
A financial crime analyst, who investigates and analyses financial crimes, such as money laundering, fraud, and tax evasion. Working with customers, compliance functions, and other stakeholders to identify, prevent, and report financial crime risks and suspicious activities.

Responsibilities:

  • Investigate and make decisions on suspicion alerts for customers from several queues including transactions monitoring, sanctions screening, PEP and SIPs identification.
  • Manage and resolve endtoend investigation (alerts, cases, reviews) in a timely manner, in line with agreed SLA's
  • Draft and submit Internal Suspicious Activity Reports to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) as necessary
  • Dealing with general enquiries from the business or customer enquiries on financial crime matters
  • Facilitate requests for information by liaising directly with customers or via relationship mangers where appropriate
  • Action High Risk payment enquiries, liaising with personal customers where required to obtain necessary documentation and conduct open source searching where required
  • Action mortgage repayment enquiries in line with approved annual overpayments, requesting supporting documentation where required
  • Conduct periodic AML reviews for the Banks PEP's, Personal Customers, and nonrelationship

Essential Knowledge & Experience

  • Attention to detail, complete work tasks with thoroughness, accuracy and consistency
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Familiarity with antimoney laundering regulations
  • Ability to identify suspicious activity
  • Excellent investigation skills

Desirable knowledge & Experience:

  • ICA qualification in Anti Money Laundering (AML), CDD and Financial Crime Prevention.
  • Experience and background as an Alert/AML Investigator, with knowledge of financial crime typologies and trend

Behavioural Attributes:

  • Proactive and selfmotivated
  • Strong Organisation and planning skills with the ability to manage and priorities tasks
  • Ability to forge strong relationships with colleagues and clients
  • Strong critical thinking and ability to demonstrate good judgement
  • Teamplayer who can also work independently

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