Financial Crime & Law Enforcement Specialist (FinTech / Cryptocurrency) at Black Pen Recruitment

Black Pen Recruitment - Our client is an American-based company that is expanding globally by being one of the first movers to bring cryptocurrency to Africa and the Middle East at large. Their mission is to make cryptocurrency/blockchain and other FinTech services more accessible, and affordable, than ever before. Our client’s vision strives to form a committed team of forward-thinkers who collectively create a supportive, welcoming and highly innovative environment for all.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Crime & Law Enforcement Specialist (FinTech / Cryptocurrency)

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Remote | Full-time
Industry: Financial Services

Responsibilities

• Analyse, prepare and perform risk evaluation to prevent financial crime, including fraud and other related typologies.
• Review accounts and transactions for potentially fraudulent activity and take quick, decisive action
• Review, investigate and respond to requests from law enforcement, regulators and financial institutions
• Proactively identify,  monitor and report  financial crime  patterns with insightful MIS and dashboard reporting
• Identify areas of improvement in the company’s products to ensure their continued customer security. 
• Actively participate in improving internal procedures and processes linked to Compliance Risk, Financial Crime, Fraud, Payments and AML.
• Work alongside the internal  teams on the development and upgrade of financial crime and fraud related detection/prevention tools and mechanisms
• Creation and implementation of the procedures for Financial Crime prevention enhanced due diligence checks (EDD), monitoring, reporting and management.
• Maintain detailed logs of incidents and prepare regular and ad-hoc management and regulatory reports. 
• Provide investigative support for Financial Crime and other related forensic investigations and reporting requirements.

Requirements

• University Degree from a recognized tertiary institution
• +5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Forensic investigations, CFE, CAMS, ACFS certification advantageous
• Financial services, online payments, ,e- commerce  and mobile wallet experience and monitoring required
• Experience in fintech/cryptocurrency is required
• Attention to detail, strong sense of responsibility and very high level of integrity
• Ability to take charge in critical situations and work on resolving problems
• Fluent in English
• Fluency in French advantageous
• Enhanced  knowledge of Financial Crime,  AML and STR/SAR directives.
• Proficient in Monitoring systems and rules tuning
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders
• Working knowledge of forecasting and KPIs
• Build, mentor and manage a team
• Results driven, ability to work under pressure with a high degree of independence and focus 

Remuneration
Salary + Benefits.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.