Financial Crime Monitoring Junior Associate

Role Overview: You have a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing fintech as a Financial Crime Monitoring Junior Associate. Your main responsibility will be to contribute to the development of a strong compliance framework and ensure efficient execution of customer onboarding, due diligence, and AML compliance processes in line with regulatory expectations. You will play a crucial role in keeping the financial ecosystem safe, compliant, and trusted. Key Responsibilities: - Conduct end-to-end investigations by gathering data, assessing patterns, and identifying potential financial crime or AML risks. - Escalate Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs/STRs) following internal procedures and applicable regulations. - Support rule tuning, threshold calibration, and typology analysis to enhance detection efficiency and reduce false positives. - Assist in maintaining internal investigation logs, case documentation, and compliance reports. - Participate in quality assurance reviews and support continuous improvement initiatives within the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) function. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Commerce, Law, Economics, or a related field. - 3+ years of experience in AML / Transaction Monitoring / Financial Crime roles, preferably in FinTech, PSP, or Digital Banking. - Working knowledge of AML/CFT regulations such as FATF, OFAC, EU, MAS, or local regulatory frameworks. - Experience using monitoring systems like Actimize, Elliptic, ComplyAdvantage, or equivalent. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, comfortable interpreting large data sets and transactional patterns. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail. - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment with cross-functional teams. Additional Details: This role offers you an opportunity to be part of an innovative, technology-driven compliance environment where you will collaborate with product, operations, and risk teams to ensure the financial ecosystem's safety, compliance, and trustworthiness. Preferred qualifications include CAMS / ICA / CFCS or equivalent AML certification, hands-on experience in crypto or digital asset monitoring, and understanding of regtech tools, data analytics, or case management systems. Let's groove together to the rhythm of innovation and opportunity!,