Financial Crime Review Analyst

About the role

As a Consultant at Crowe, you’ll join a dynamic team focused on solving problems for our clients through innovative solutions. This role emphasizes building both technical and transferable skills, critical thinking, and leveraging technology—including emerging AI capabilities—to address real business challenges. You’ll collaborate across teams, contribute to account strategy, and develop account leadership by understanding client needs, ensuring delivery excellence, and building trusted partnerships. Success in this role requires a growth mindset, strong communication, advanced critical thinking, and confidence in navigating new challenges.

The Financial Crime Review Analyst is responsible for performing transaction activity reviews, investigations, and customer due diligence reviews on customers flagged for potentially suspicious activity, sanctions list matches, or elevated risk for money laundering and terrorist financing. This role ensures reviews and investigations meet regulatory expectations and assists with Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) for higher-risk customers.

Responsibilities

• Review and investigate alerts, perform enhanced due diligence (EDD) for potentially suspicious activity, and make risk-based SAR recommendations.
• Prepare Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
• Conduct periodic holistic reviews of higher-risk individuals or entities.
• Review and investigate potential matches with sanctions lists.
• Maintain functional and operational knowledge of regulations, including BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, and Sanctions Screening.
• Assist in delivering financial crime consulting services to financial services companies, including banks, money service businesses (MSBs), third-party payment providers, and FinTechs.
• Handle other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in financial services, financial crime compliance management, retail banking, commercial banking, or global diversified financial services.
• Knowledge of laws applicable to money laundering, including BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC requirements, and Suspicious Activity Reporting.
• Strong writing, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to multitask and complete projects on time.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and online research systems, including the Internet.
• Knowledge of client and transactional monitoring processes.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to adapt to changing assignments and work autonomously or in teams across locations.
• Highly effective communication with all levels of the organization, including anticipating needs and adapting to changing demands.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking abilities.
• High degree of integrity, professionalism, and ability to excel in a cohesive team environment.

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.
• Experience with AML software solutions, including transaction monitoring systems, customer risk rating systems, or case management tools (e.g., Actimize, Verafin, Fiserv, FCRM, Jack Henry Yellow Hammer, Patriot Officer).
• General banking compliance knowledge.
• Experience in a professional services or project-based environment.
• Expertise in financial crime technology platforms like CLEAR, LexisNexis, or World Check.
• Prior financial crime consulting experience.
• Bilingual (Spanish).

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $18.75 - $35.75 per hour. The wage range considers factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and business needs.

Benefits

Crowe offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Exceptional people experience in an inclusive culture that values diversity.
• Consistent career coaching and guidance to support your professional growth and aspirations.