Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Investigations Officer

Hybrid working with up to 2 remote working days weekly

We’re looking for a talented individual to join our Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Investigations team in one of the UK’s fastest-growing FinTech scale-ups. The position's responsibilities include the following: Conduct investigations into potential AML and Sanctions suspicions, submitting Internal Reports, monitoring client activity utilising various internal systems to identify for potentially suspicious activity.

The successful candidate is expected to be able to work in a team environment, whilst simultaneously managing their own individual workload.

Our mission
3S Money is reinventing international business banking. Founded in 2018, our mission is to help growing businesses send, receive and exchange money in over 190 countries. With offices in five countries and over 200 employees, you’ll be joining a high-energy, high-impact team that’s achieved profitability and has a wealth of opportunity ahead.

Our culture
At 3S Money, we believe in caring personally, staying curious and making an impact through collaboration not competition. Our culture is genuinely transparent with minimal hierarchy and a commitment to each employee’s professional growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Banking relationships: Manage and handle Requests For Information (RFIs) and questionnaires from our partner banks and external authorities ensuring SLAs are adhered to.
• Investigation Management: Conduct investigations into suspected financial crime cases, collaborating with internal departments and external entities as needed.
• Documentation and Reporting: Prepare detailed reports outlining investigation findings, including evidence, analysis, and recommended actions. Maintain accurate records of all investigations.
• Management Information: Deliver periodic MI focusing on Key Risks and Performance Indicators to allow proactive and reactive investigations and risk assessments.
• Drive efficiencies: Support the Global Head of AMLSI in driving key projects to deliver best in practice AMLSI operations.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including legal, compliance, and financial crime operations teams to implement fraud and other financial crime prevention strategies and enhance overall security measures.
• Stay Informed: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging fraud risks, and new investigative techniques to continuously improve fraud and other financial crime prevention strategies.
• Compliance: Ensure that all investigative activities adhere to relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.

About you, you have

• A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in an AML compliance role within financial services, FinTech or start-up experience is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of UK and EU regulations, in particular rules and legislation relating to AML/Financial Crime
• Strong analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and thoroughness in investigations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• A degree educated in a relevant subject, is preferred but not essential
• An understanding of the functioning of the physical crypto asset environment is preferred but not essential
• Business level proficiency in English with another language as a bonus but not necessary.

In return for your hard work:

Competitive Salary + plus stock options (after 12 months) & benefits
Hybrid working setup in our wonderful city-centre office
We foster non-BAU projects in our team, we want you to explore new avenues and expand your expertise to benefit your professional pathway & our teams.
And much, much more….

Our commitment to you
We are an equal opportunities employer.
We make recruiting decisions based on your experience, skills and personality. Our passion and focus will always be to work with the best people. We’re creating services for everyone, so it’s imperative we work with everyone. Our diverse team has been the foundations to our success in building more efficient products, making better decisions and establishing an all-inclusive place to work. Applicants of all backgrounds are hugely encouraged to apply and discover the 3S way.