Financial Crime Investigator

Legal
Midlothian
July 3, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Job Title

Financial Crime Investigator (Grade C)

Salary

£33,203 – £34,950

Location

Birmingham, Chester, Glasgow, Hove, Leeds, Manchester, Newport, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Halifax

Hours & Working Pattern

Full time – 35 hours per week. Primarily remote, with attendance at hubs as required.

About the Opportunity

Part of Financial Crime Operations within the Economic Crime Prevention function. Investigate Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), assess escalation to the National Crime Agency (NCA), conduct customer relationship reviews, and support intelligence led risk management. Collaborate with Financial Crime and operational teams to produce regulator ready decisions.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Assess manual and system generated alerts using sound judgment
  • Investigate SARs and determine appropriate course of action
  • Manage investigations from initiation through to resolution, meeting SLAs
  • Analyse customer activity and assess whether relationships should continue or be exited
  • Document findings clearly to a regulator ready standard
  • Apply a strong risk based approach to decision making
  • Identify and raise potential financial crime risks
  • Deliver against quality and productivity targets
  • Contribute to continuous improvement and team collaboration

What You’ll Need Essential

  • Experience in Financial Crime (AML, KYC, Transaction Monitoring or Investigations)
  • Strong understanding of Financial Crime regulations and investigative techniques
  • Ability to assess complex information and make sound, risk based decisions
  • Strong attention to detail and written communication skills
  • Analytical approach with the ability to identify risks and patterns
  • Ability to prioritise workload and deliver at pace

Desirable

  • Experience investigating SARs
  • Exposure to raising cases or risks to external authorities (e.g., NCA)
  • Experience with transaction monitoring or alert based systems

About Working for Us

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion and offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities and other life circumstances. We provide support to help all colleagues thrive and develop.

Benefits

  • Generous pension contribution of up to 15%
  • Annual performance related bonus
  • Share schemes, including free shares
  • Flexible benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle
  • 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
  • Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Location

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