Financial Crime Review Analyst

At Crowe you can build a meaningful and rewarding career with real flexibility to balance work and life. You’ll be trusted to deliver results, make an impact, and be embraced for who you are. Crowe’s 80‑year history of innovative service across audit, tax, and consulting includes AI‑enabled insights and technology‑powered solutions.

About the role

This consulting position focuses on financial‑crime review, performing transaction activity reviews, investigations, and customer due diligence for customers flagged for potentially suspicious activity, sanctions matches, or elevated money‑laundering risk. The role supports the delivery of financial‑crime consulting services to banks, money‑service businesses, third‑party payment providers, and FinTech companies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review and investigate alerts, conduct investigations or enhanced due‑diligence reviews for potentially suspicious activity, make risk‑based SAR recommendations, and prepare SARs.
• Conduct periodic holistic reviews of higher‑risk individuals or entities.
• Review and investigate potential matches with sanctions lists.
• Maintain a solid working knowledge of rules and regulations, including BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, and sanctions screening.
• Assist in delivering financial‑crime consulting services to financial‑services companies.
• Handle other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• At least 1 year of experience in financial‑services financial‑crime compliance management, retail banking, commercial banking, or global diversified financial‑services organizations.
• Knowledge of money‑laundering laws, including BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC requirements, and SAR requirements.
• Strong writing, analytical, and communication skills; ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite and online research tools.
• Knowledge of client and transaction monitoring processes.
• Detail‑oriented and able to adapt quickly to changing assignments.
• Ability to work autonomously and with teams in different locations.
• Effective communication with all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, strategic thinking, and reasoning abilities.
• High degree of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree and/or Bachelor’s degree.
• Certified Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience performing AML and financial‑crime investigations, customer due diligence reviews, or sanctions‑screening reviews.
• Experience with AML software solutions (transaction monitoring, customer risk rating, case management) such as Actimize, Verafin, Fiserv, FCRM, Jack Henry Yellow Hammer, Patriot Officer.
• General banking compliance knowledge.
• Experience in a professional‑services or project‑based environment.
• Expertise with common financial‑crime technology platforms (CLEAR, LexisNexis, World Check, etc.).
• Prior financial‑crime consulting experience.
• Bilingual Spanish.

Pay

The estimated hourly wage range is $18.75 – $35.75, reflecting factors such as skill set, experience, certifications, and business needs. Geographic differentials may affect the final rate.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total‑rewards package.
• Career coaching with regular meetings to guide career goals and aspirations.
• Inclusive culture that values diversity and supports professional growth.
• Access to innovative tools and AI‑enabled solutions.