Monex Europe
Junior Financial Crime Analyst
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Junior Financial Crime Analyst
Location: London
Monex, a leading global financial solutions provider, helps businesses navigate currency volatility with tailored FX risk management and international payment solutions. In 2025, we facilitated $198 billion in FX turnover and managed $16.1 billion in assets, serving 70,000+ clients worldwide across North America, Asia, and Europe.
Our expertise supports businesses in optimising financial efficiency, mitigating risks, and protecting margins in complex markets.
Department Overview
The Compliance Department ensures adherence to regulatory obligations and establishes controls to prevent financial crime. It comprises three key functions:
- Regulatory Compliance: Advises the business and monitors operations (second-line defence).
- Financial Crime Team: Conducts client onboarding due diligence, KYC reviews, and payment monitoring.
- Senior Legal Advisor: Provides legal leadership, risk analysis, and strategic business-focused counsel.
The department is transitioning to a Customer Success Team model, focusing Financial Crime resources on high-risk cases while delegating lower-risk reviews.
Job Overview
The Junior Financial Crime Compliance Analyst is responsible for implementing AML (Anti-Money Laundering), KYC (Know Your Customer), and financial crime compliance frameworks during customer onboarding. Key duties include:
- Staying current with AML regulations.
- Resolving compliance concerns through escalations and senior Approval Processes (POCs).
- Performing enhanced due diligence on high-risk clients, collecting/analysing data, and compiling reports.
- Onboarding high-risk clients in line with MEL (Money Laundering Economic Law) and MEM (Map of Entities) policies.
- Operating under Monex’s Code of Conduct, recognising expectations in your contract, Employee Handbook, and policies.
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Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Financial Crime / AML Globally
- Client Onboarding: Assess and onboard high-risk-rated clients for Monex Europe Markets and Monex Europe Limited.
- Collaboration: Support the Onboarding Manager and DMLRO/MLRO (Senior Responsible Officer) in financial crime investigations.
- Client Risk Management: Liaise with Customer Success Team and front office to enhance risk awareness.
- Analyse complex ownership structures.
- Investigate PEP (Politically Exposed Person), sanctions, and adverse media alerts, escalating positives as required.
- Flag potential conflicts for manager review.
- Due Diligence: Research source of wealth and funds for high-risk clients.
- Reporting: Draft detailed recommendation-based reports.
- Policy Maintenance: Contribute to developing/maintaining financial crime policies, training materials, and compliance Q&A support.
- Ongoing Compliance: Assist the Monitoring Team with ODD (Ongoing Due Diligence) requirements.
Compliance Culture
- Build collaborative relationships across Customer Success Team, front office, and other departments to promote compliance as a second-line defence.
Compliance Training
- Support AML training for new joiners.
- Maintain CPD (Continuing Professional Development).
Business & Compliance Strategy
- Assist London’s compliance strategy, balancing day-to-day tasks with strategic oversight.
- Advise senior management and front office on global risk appetite and jurisdiction-specific regulations.
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Regulatory & Financial Crime Compliance
- Stay informed on global financial crime regulations.
- Adhere to cross-jurisdictional policies and ensure documentation aligns with risk-based due diligence.
- Review Monitoring Policies & Procedures to accommodate regulatory changes and best practices.
Compliance Monitoring
- Identify/ investigate suspicious transactions, reporting findings to MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) and dmLO.
Technology & Data
- Support compliance/monitoring system sourcing and maintenance.
- Assist in developing internal systems to streamline monitoring workflows.
Business Knowledge / Technical Skills
| Required Experience |
|---|
| Predictably sector experience in regulated contexts (financial crime, AML). |
| Handling complex global AML/FC projects across jurisdictions. |
| Experience with PEP screening, adverse media checks, and sanctions compliance. |
| Technical aptitude: transactional monitoring, KYC documentation review, periodic analysis of trade patterns. |
| Programming/scripting knowledge (e.g., Excel VBA, Python, or SQL) is a plus and improves promotion opportunities. |
| Demonstrated ability to take generalisations and product knowledge, and develop that into insightful analysis. |
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