Financial Crimes & Compliance Analytics Consultant

About This Role

This role involves supporting clients in mitigating financial crime risk by leveraging data-driven insights and advanced analytical tools. The consultant will enhance monitoring systems, and ensure compliance programs are effective and efficient within an emerging Regulatory Technology (RegTech) practice.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to assess and enhance their financial crime compliance frameworks, including AML, KYC, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and fraud prevention
• Develop and execute advanced SQL queries to extract, transform, and analyze large datasets related to customer due diligence, suspicious activity monitoring, and regulatory reporting
• Support model calibration, validation, and tuning for financial crime detection and compliance monitoring systems
• Leverage data analytics tools (e.g., Python, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx) to identify risk patterns, gaps, and control deficiencies across compliance programs
• Design and implement data governance and quality control processes to ensure the integrity and consistency of compliance data
• Collaborate with technology, legal, and compliance stakeholders to develop and enhance end-to-end financial crime management systems
• Create and maintain methodologies, documentation, and dashboards for ongoing monitoring, reporting, and model performance assessment
• Stay abreast of emerging regulations, typologies, and industry trends in financial crimes, AML, and RegTech innovation
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance outcomes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Proficiency in data analytics tools and programming languages (SQL, Python, R, SAS)
• Experience with data visualization platforms (Tableau, Power BI, Qlik)
• Fintech, Technology, or Financial Services Consulting experience
• 3+ years of experience in AML / Financial Crimes Compliance, KYC / Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring / Sanctions Screening, or Regulatory Technology/Data Analytics in a compliance context
• Deep understanding of financial crimes regulations (Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC sanctions, FinCEN requirements and/or equivalent international standards)
• Knowledge of typologies and red flags associated with money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud
• Proven ability to analyze complex datasets and translate findings into strategic recommendations
• Strong communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, or related field; MBA or Master’s preferred
• 3+ years of experience in Financial Crimes / AML / KYC / Transaction Monitoring / Sanctions Screening / Regulatory Technology or Data Analytics in a compliance context

Nice to Have

• MBA or Master’s in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, or related field
• Familiarity with transaction monitoring systems (Actimize, SAS AML, Fiserv, etc.)
• Strong understanding of relational databases and data warehousing concepts
• Experience with machine learning and predictive modeling techniques
• Understanding of regulatory expectations for model risk management and model validation
• Experience working with regulatory agencies
• Knowledge of emerging technologies in financial crimes (AI/ML, blockchain analytics, network analysis)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits