Meraki Talent
Financial Crime Screening Analyst
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Financial Crime Screening Analyst (4month temp initially)
Edinburgh (hybrid)
Day rate: £150 - £200 INSIDE IR35 (depending on experience)
Start Date: August 2026
Meraki Talent’s global financial services client is actively looking for a team of Financial Crime Screening Analysts to work on a 4 month project, to help with a backlog of work. An entry-level role within the Financial Crime team, this team will be reviewing and resolving alerts generated by screening systems across a variety of different entities. The team supports the financial crime efforts of the business, and would be a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience working within an administrative, operational or transactional capacity within a financial or professional services business, or perhaps a quantitative graduate looking for a 4 month contract to gain some experience.
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Responsibilities of the Financial Crime Screening Analysts:
- Review alerts from AML sanctions and PEP systems
- Analyse information from systems and data sources to support alerts
- Record investigations outcomes across screening tools
- Ensure alert reviews are completed within the SLA
- Escalate matches and adverse findings, particularly those that are higher-risk
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Background of the Financial Crime Screening Analysts:
- Experience working within an administrative, operational or transactional capacity within a financial or professional services business
- A quantitative graduate looking for a 4 month contract to gain some experience
- Strong investigation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- An interest in financial crime, risk, compliance or financial services
- Happy to be based in the Edinburgh office on a hybrid basis each week for the duration of the contract
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