Financial Crime Screening Analyst New Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Full-time In office 4 days/week

Do you have a passion for financial crime prevention and protecting businesses from money laundering and sanctions risk? Do you want to keep learning and developing whilst getting hands‑on compliance experience within the embedded payments space? Do you want to deepen your expertise in financial crime risk management in a dynamic, fast‑paced fintech environment? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Who We Are

Modulr is the payments automation platform that streamlines money movement with accuracy, control and reliability – built to scale. Processing over 200mn transactions and £180bn annually, Modulr is trusted by more than 6,000 businesses to automate payment and reconciliation workflows – removing manual work, lowering costs and reducing errors. Modulr provides a single platform for automating how money moves into and out of a business – including payroll, supplier payments, spend management and payment collection. With over a decade of experience as a regulated payments provider, Modulr delivers the reliability needed to run mission‑critical finance operations at scale.

Responsibilities

• Screen names, entities, and transactions against sanctions, PEP, internal watchlist and adverse media lists.
• Investigate alerts, validate matches, articulate rationale for decisions made, make risk‑based decisions and escape confirmed risks to Compliance/AML teams where required.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for all reviews and decisions.
• Take ownership of quality control by reviewing your own cases for accuracy and completeness, addressing errors proactively, and meeting internal QC benchmarks.
• Collaborate with Transaction Monitoring, Complex Investigations, and CDD Onboarding teams to support risk assessments and process alignment.
• Drive process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency and reduce false positives.

Who You Are

What you’ll need

• A curious mindset and drive to explore how AI can make a real difference.
• Strong understanding of financial crime risks and typologies, including Sanctions, AML/CTF, and adverse media.
• Experience working as part of an investigations or screening team within financial services.
• Familiarity with the regulatory landscape, including FCA, OFSI, OFAC and EU guidance.
• ICA qualification (or equivalent) and intermediate Excel skills.

Nice to haves

• Experience using industry screening tools and platforms.
• Exposure to process improvement or automation initiatives within compliance.
• Knowledge of the embedded payments or broader fintech sector.

What We Offer You

• Share Options – Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) providing the opportunity to benefit from any increase in share value in the event of a sale, merger or flotation.
• Bonus – Annual discretionary bonus paid in May for the previous year, based on both company and individual performance.
• Flexible benefits – £1000 to spend on benefits tailored to you, including private medical insurance, gym membership, dental, etc.
• Wellbeing app – Confidential, on‑demand access to therapy, coaching, counselling, management training or mindfulness sessions with accredited professionals, with company‑funded hours and top‑up options available.
• Holidays – 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off. Fixed holidays include Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day; remaining days are flexible.
• Learning opportunities – Two‑day onboarding program, ModStart, to equip you for success, with ongoing support through various channels.
• Company‑wide events – Participation in collaborative and engaging events with colleagues across the business.
• Bike to work / E‑bike scheme.

ModInclusion

At Modulr, we’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it’s the right thing for our people, our business, and the community we operate in.

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