Financial Crime Intelligence Analyst

About us:

BVNK provides modern payments infrastructure for businesses. We unify banks and blockchains in a single platform. With BVNK, businesses can send and receive stablecoin payments, convert between currencies and add stablecoin payments to their checkout. Using our flexible platform, and robust global licensing and compliance expertise, innovators can launch new payments products quickly and compliantly.

We are a diverse team spread across the UK, USA, Europe and Africa. We share the belief that blockchain technology presents a new base layer for global payments, where funds can move as freely as data moves on the internet. 

We're incredibly honored to have made Newsweek's list of Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024) and to have been recognised by LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK in 2024.

About this role in the team:

We are looking for an analyst to join our fast-growing Financial Crime Intelligence team. This role will report to the Financial Crime Intelligence Lead.

As a Financial Crime Intelligence Analyst, you'll play a key role in handling screening and transaction monitoring alerts to prevent bad actors from processing transactions through BVNK. You’ll also conduct in-depth analysis and thorough investigations to address complex and varied financial crime threats. You’ll be taking ownership of cases triggered by BVNK’s financial crime systems and controls, focussing primarily on BVNK’s Fiat currency offering, and mitigating financial crime risks for BVNK. While this role focuses on BVNK’s Fiat offering, your cases will inevitably crossover with the world of digital assets and you’ll have the opportunity to support cutting-edge investigations on the blockchain.
This role will require flexible working hours, as the team covers the hours between 06:00 and 00:00 (GMT/BST). For example, we may require this role to start at 16:00 AM GMT/BST, and finish at 00:00 AM GMT/BST. Occasionally, you may also be asked to cover limited night and weekend shifts on a rotation.

We are looking for a team player; someone who is adaptable and enjoys solving complex problems in a constantly changing environment. You must be adept at managing competing priorities, and work well in a highly demanding environment. You will be comfortable delivering high quality investigations at pace, and presenting your findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

As a Financial Crime Intelligence Analyst, your day-to-day role will be varied, but will include tasks such as:

• Reviewing of sanctions and watchlist screening alerts on entities and individuals on relevant lists;
• Management of end-to-end financial crime investigations stemming from BVNK’s transaction monitoring system, payment screening tools, blockchain analytics provider, and other triggers,
• Drafting of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for submission to the relevant authorities,
• Seeking out and escalating opportunities to enhance BVNK’s control environment,
• Responding to Requests for Information (RFIs) from BVNK’s banking partners,
• Servicing of law enforcement information requests and court orders served on BVNK,
• Development of intelligence received through engagement with law enforcement and the wider industry.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You have experience in  transaction monitoring, within a regulated institution or digital assets setting,
• You have experience reviewing sanctions and watchlist screening alerts, within a regulated institution or digital asset setting,
• You’re a motivated and proactive individual contributor, who takes pride in the quality of your work,
• You’re comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving and demanding environment, often with competing priorities,
• You’re happy working with a high degree of autonomy and managing evolving priorities to deliver against the team's strategy.
• You have an interest in digital assets, and are looking for an opportunity to expand your knowledge in this space,
• You have exceptional written and verbal English,

What you can expect from us:

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
• Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
• A culture built on passionate growth-minded people
• A flexible approach to holiday
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world
• An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets

At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.