São Paulo | Financial Technology | Compliance & Risk | Office-based

We are looking for a Financial Crime Analyst to join an international financial technology organisation operating within a highly regulated environment.

The company provides payment and financial technology solutions to businesses globally. With significant transaction volumes and a broad international footprint, its financial crime teams play an important role in protecting the integrity of the platform and ensuring activity is managed in line with regulatory requirements and internal risk standards.

This role would suit someone with early-to-mid-career experience across AML, fraud prevention, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening or financial crime investigations who enjoys combining detailed analysis with sound judgement.

The Role
As part of the Financial Crime team, you will investigate potentially suspicious activity across payment and financial services environments.

You will work closely with colleagues across Compliance, Risk, Product and operational teams, reviewing alerts, analysing transactional activity and identifying potential indicators of fraud, money laundering, sanctions exposure and other financial crime risks.

Your responsibilities will include:

Reviewing and investigating high volumes of financial crime alerts
Analysing transactional activity for unusual patterns and potential money laundering indicators
Investigating fraud-related activity across different risk channels
Reviewing PEP and sanctions screening alerts
Assessing cases against relevant risk indicators and internal procedures
Documenting investigation steps, evidence and conclusions clearly within case-management systems
Maintaining accurate audit trails for investigations
Escalating suspicious or complex cases to senior specialists or Compliance teams
Working within agreed productivity and quality standards
Supporting improvements to financial crime processes, systems and investigative tools
Identifying opportunities to improve detection and operational efficiency
Keeping up to date with evolving fraud and financial crime typologies, regulatory developments and detection techniques
Collaborating with colleagues across different functions and international teams

What We’re Looking For
You should have approximately 1–4+ years of relevant experience within financial crime, ideally gained within a bank, payment provider, fintech or other regulated financial institution.

Relevant backgrounds may include:

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Transaction Monitoring
Fraud Investigation
Sanctions Screening
PEP Screening
KYC / CDD
Financial Crime Operations
You should also bring:

Good understanding of common fraud and money laundering typologies
Knowledge of transaction monitoring and investigative approaches
Familiarity with KYC/CDD and screening frameworks
Strong analytical skills and confidence working with transactional data
Ability to identify patterns and reach evidence-based conclusions
Strong written communication skills
Ability to translate complex transactional activity into clear investigative narratives
Confidence making judgement-based decisions within established risk frameworks
Strong attention to detail and ownership of individual cases
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with wider teams
Professional fluency in written and spoken English
You should also be comfortable occasionally supporting weekend coverage, typically one weekend day when required.