Financial Crime Analyst
Midnite
Anti-Financial Crime Analyst
Midnite
contract
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cape Town • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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💰 ZAR 25,000 - ZAR 34,000 per month
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Conduct in-depth reviews on customers, focusing on gameplay abnormalities, transactional activity and document analysis
- Analyse bank statements and supporting documents to identify potential AML, fraud, or AFC risk indicators
- Escalate suspicious activity and prepare SARs in line with internal policy and regulatory expectations
- Handle PEPs and Sanctions checks, maintaining a full audit log and reasoning
- Support fraud prevention processes to safeguard the business
- Collaborate with AFC team members to strengthen controls and improve processes
- Maintain clear, auditable records of all casework in accordance with LCCP, MLRs, and internal standards
- Keep current with emerging risk typologies relevant to online gambling
- Interact with customers via inbound & outbound chats and emails, and occasional outbound calls
- Assist with safer gambling processes, including contacts with vulnerable individuals when required
Requirements
- 1+ year of experience in an AML function (preferred within online gambling)
- Strong working knowledge of UK Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) and Gambling Commission guidance (beneficial)
- Confident in reviewing and interpreting financial documents (bank statements, payslips, income evidence)
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and risk awareness
- Comfortable working independently and managing a remote workload effectively
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal
- Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently and uphold standards
- Thrives in real-time scenarios and responds promptly to alerts in fast-paced environments
- Capability to process and interpret data, draw conclusions and take actions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must be Cape Town, South Africa-based and able to work night shifts (4 on 4 off, 12.5-hour shifts between 18:30 and 09:00 BST)
Benefits
- Hybrid/ remote - Must be Cape Town, South Africa-based
- Join our frequent company-wide gatherings and game nights
- 33 paid holidays a year
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
AMLfraud analysisdocument analysisbank statement reviewSAR preparationPEP checkssanctions checksdata processingrisk assessmentfinancial document interpretation
Soft skills
analytical mindsetattention to detailrisk awarenessindependent worktime managementcommunication skillsmulti-taskingproblem-solvingcustomer interactionadaptability
