Financial Crime Analyst

A Leading Banking & Financial Services Group is seeking an analytical Financial Crime Analyst to join its compliance and risk analytics division. In this critical data verification role, you will analyze, validate, and interpret large volumes of transaction records to ensure adherence to AML and KYC regulatory frameworks. Furthermore, you will execute SQL-based reconciliations across multiple data sources to identify discrepancies and suspicious activity. Consequently, this position is vital for mitigating financial crime risks and protecting organizational integrity.

The Financial Crime Analyst must combine deep domain expertise in financial crime prevention with advanced SQL data profiling and root-cause analysis skills. Collaborating closely with business stakeholders, compliance officers, and technology squads, you will translate regulatory mandates into detailed data requirements and validation rules. Therefore, the organization is looking for a detail-oriented professional who documents audit-ready findings clearly and communicates risk insights effectively. If you want to expand your analytics career in financial crime compliance, this position is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze, profile, and validate large volumes of complex data to ensure quality, accuracy, and completeness across compliance systems.
• Perform data reconciliation and verification activities across multiple disparate data sources and core platforms.
• Write and execute complex SQL queries to investigate data anomalies, validate business rules, and support audit inquiries.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document functional data requirements and expected outcomes.
• Identify transaction discrepancies, systemic data anomalies, and potential operational risks within financial crime processes.
• Interpret compliance datasets and provide meaningful analytical insights to support strategic risk management decisions.
• Ensure full adherence to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and other statutory regulatory mandates.
• Document data validation results, investigation findings, and business lookup logic with high accuracy and auditability.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 6+ Years of experience operating as a Business Analyst or Data Analyst in Banking or Financial Services.
• Strong hands-on expertise in SQL querying for data quality assurance, verification, and large-scale data reconciliation.
• Proven domain expertise in Financial Crime, AML monitoring, and customer KYC onboarding workflows.
• Beneficial credentials: Professional certifications in AML/KYC, Financial Crime Compliance, or Data Analytics.