Financial Crime Operations Investigations Analyst Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Join the team that ensures fraud and financial crime risks are detected, investigated and mitigated in one of the UK's newest digital banks.
If you have strong analytical and research skills, with a proven ability to interpret ambiguous information and data, then you have found the right team.
As a Financial Crime Operations Investigations (FCOI) Analyst, you will report to the Financial Crime Operations Investigations Divisional Lead. You will conduct thorough investigations of all major Fraud escalations, ensure any identified Financial Crime Risks are mitigated and proper filings are completed in a timely manner. Responsibilities for this role include completing investigations while ensuring cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics, reporting facts of the investigation to assist in identifying potential operational or compliance risks, and completing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement.
Job responsibilities
- Establish Investigation Plan for each investigation assigned and manage investigation pipeline and prioritization for their own book of work
- Manage personal workload and priority items, and ensure timely escalation of key risks/issues to management
- Gather evidence from publics and internal sources, analyse information to identify patterns, anomalies and "red flags" and document findings relevant to reports of known or suspected fraudulent activity to identify patterns, anomalies and "red flags"
- Create and manage comprehensive investigation case files for investigations that document the decision making process and contain all applicable supporting documentation.
- Draft accurate and concise SAR reports, CIFAS loadings and management investigation summaries that making appropriate recommendations.
- Case management including updating, and maintaining databases and tracking sheets chronicling open investigations, updates, and next steps; labelling and storing documents, data, and other materials obtained during investigations; and scheduling and planning interviews/client outreach etc.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience of fraud/financial crime investigations
- Understanding of financial crime/fraud risks facing the industry best practices and regulatory expectations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to influence others
- Excellent critical thinking, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work and deliver results under tight timelines
- Highly organized and adept at managing competing priorities, diverse stakeholder groups, and ambiguity
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
