Financial Crime Screening Analyst

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Edinburgh
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Finance & Accounting
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SKILLS

Sanctions screening PEP screening AML/CTF knowledge Investigation Excel skills ICA qualification FCA/OFSI/OFAC knowledge Risk assessment

FULL DESCRIPTION

Financial Crime Screening Analyst

at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Full-time, On-site (4 days/week in office)

Who We Are

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is the payments automation platform that streamlines money movement with accuracy, control and reliability – built to scale. Processing over 200mn transactions and £180bn annually, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is trusted by more than 6,000 businesses to automate payment and reconciliation workflows – removing manual work, lowering costs and reducing errors.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] provides a single platform for automating how money moves into and out of a business - including payroll, supplier payments, spend management and payment collection. With over a decade of experience as a regulated payments provider, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] delivers the reliability needed to run mission-critical finance operations at scale.

What You’ll Do

  • Screen names, entities, and transactions against sanctions, PEP, internal watchlist and adverse media lists.
  • Investigate alerts, validate matches, articulate rationale for decisions made, make risk-based decisions and escalate confirmed risks to Compliance/AML teams where required.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for all reviews and decisions.
  • Take ownership of quality control by reviewing your own cases for accuracy and completeness, addressing errors proactively, and meeting internal QC benchmarks.
  • Collaborate with Transaction Monitoring, Complex Investigations, and CDD Onboarding teams to support risk assessments and process alignment.
  • Drive process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency and reduce false positives.

Who You Are

What you’ll need

  • A curious mindset and drive to explore how AI can make a real difference.
  • Strong understanding of financial crime risks and typologies, including Sanctions, AML/CTF, and adverse media.
  • Experience working as part of an investigations or screening team within financial services.
  • Familiarity with the regulatory landscape, including FCA, OFSI, OFAC and EU guidance.
  • ICA qualification (or equivalent) and intermediate Excel skills.

Nice to haves

  • Experience using industry screening tools and platforms.
  • Exposure to process improvement or automation initiatives within compliance.
  • Knowledge of the embedded payments or broader fintech sector.

What We Offer You

  • Share Options – We offer a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP), giving you the opportunity to benefit from any increase in share value.
  • Bonus – Annual discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.
  • Flexible benefits - £1000 to spend on benefits to suit you.
  • Wellbeing app – confidential, on-demand access to therapy and coaching.
  • Holidays - 33 days annual leave plus your birthday off.
  • Learning opportunities - Two-day onboarding program ModStart and ongoing development.
  • Company-Wide Events - Collaborative and engaging events.
  • Bike to work / E-bike scheme

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