Financial Crime Talent Pool (Future Opportunities) in Newtownabbey

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We are helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. Huron is building a Talent Pool of Financial Crime specialists to support future projects within our expanding Belfast-based delivery centre. This means you are applying not for an immediate vacancy, but to be considered early and proactively for upcoming client engagements in areas such as Transaction Monitoring, AML/KYC, Sanctions, Trade Surveillance, and CDD/EDD.

By joining our Talent Pool, you will be first in line when new projects go live, enabling faster interview cycles and earlier access to consulting opportunities within Huron's growing Financial Crimes capability. If you want to be part of a high-performing team delivering impactful compliance and regulatory work for global clients and prefer to engage ahead of live requisitions, this Talent Pool is an ideal entry point.

Your Role: A Financial Crime Specialist

As a member of our Belfast-based Financial Crime & Compliance Talent Pool, you will become a trusted advisor to project teams and clients across our European portfolio. This is a Talent Pool opportunity, meaning you are applying to be considered for future projects rather than a live vacancy. You will play a key role in supporting upcoming engagements involving AML, Transaction Monitoring, Trade Surveillance, Sanctions, and CDD/EDD.

Responsibilities may include:

• Transaction Monitoring: You will manage multiple queues of transaction and account screening alerts, conduct detailed investigations into flagged activity, escalate complex cases, and recommend refinements to monitoring rules. You will prepare and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and identify opportunities to streamline detection processes.
• Trade Surveillance: You will support surveillance activities by monitoring price and volume movements across financial products, identifying unusual trading patterns, investigating potential market abuse, and preparing reports for compliance and risk stakeholders.
• AML & KYC: You will review institutional client activity for deviations from expected behaviours, disposition alerts arising from system changes or migrations, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and contribute to BSA/AML and sanctions risk assessments.
• Sanctions Screening: You will manage sanctions alert queues, exercise judgement in reviewing internal data against reference lists, conduct open-source research, engage with clients for clarification, and summarise findings and trends for management.
• CDD & EDD: You will analyse customer activity to identify financial crime risks, investigate potential money laundering or terrorist financing behaviours, review EDD documentation to assess whether risk ratings require adjustment, detect red flags, and provide recommendations or updates to customer risk levels in client systems.
• Stakeholder Engagement: You will work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, supporting project teams in maintaining strong communication, escalating risks appropriately, and contributing to a culture of transparency, collaboration, and shared understanding of regulatory expectations.
• Decision-Making: You will make sound, evidence-based decisions independently, support the team in handling complex investigations, and demonstrate a strong ability to manage ambiguity while maintaining accuracy and compliance.
• All-Around Performance: You will perform high-quality investigative, analytical, and reporting activities across a range of workstreams. You will participate in daily team activities, meetings, and reviews, and engage consistently with colleagues across different delivery areas.
• Personal, Team & Business Unit Development: You will actively pursue upskilling opportunities aligned with your development plan, complete mandatory and recommended training, and support knowledge-sharing across the service line.

The Profile We're Looking For: A Finance Crime Professional

We are looking for candidates who combine investigative rigour with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. Required background may vary depending on client/role, but typically includes:

• Experience: You have 3+ years of experience in one or more Financial Crime areas - Transaction Monitoring, Trade Surveillance, Sanctions, KYC/AML, CDD/EDD ideally gained within a bank, financial institution, or consulting environment.
• Professional Qualifications: A strong educational foundation; a degree in Finance, Legal, STEM or related discipline preferred.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of AML regulations, compliance frameworks, and industry standards. Awareness of financial crime typologies, red flags, and regulatory expectations.
• Capability: Ability to perform investigative work accurately under pressure, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and strong judgement in evaluating financial crime risks.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confidence working with stakeholders and clients, and the ability to present findings clearly and professionally.
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and familiarity with financial crime platforms, screening tools, or surveillance systems is an advantage.

Equal Opportunity & Compliance

Huron is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Position Level: Analyst, Associate

Location: Belfast (Hybrid)

Skills: AML, KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Fraud, Trade Surveillance, Consulting, Banking

Benefits: Group Life Assurance, Gym, Medical Aid / Health Care, Paid Holidays, Pension Fund, Performance Bonus