Financial Crime Analyst | $90 Remote

Crossing Hurdles

United States

Description

Position: Financial Crime & AML Compliance Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50 - $90/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10-40 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Design and document a comprehensive library of fraud, scam, money laundering, and abuse scenarios for financial platforms.
  • Identify and define social-engineering red flags and typologies relevant to modern financial crime.
  • Create escalation grading scales and frameworks to assess severity and risk of various financial crime events.
  • Develop benchmark criteria and detection frameworks to evaluate AI model capability to recognize fraud patterns.
  • Review and enhance written guidance, workflows, and best practices for financial crime and AML compliance operations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate insights into actionable detection and prevention strategies.

Requirements

  • Have strong relevant experience in fraud investigations, AML compliance, payments risk management, or related domains.
  • Expertise in detecting and analyzing scams, phishing, money laundering, synthetic identity fraud, and marketplace abuse.
  • High credibility in financial crime prevention, supported by a track record of operational excellence and thought leadership.
  • Advanced degree, professional certification (such as CAMS, CFE, CFCS), or equivalent operational credentials in financial crime.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate complex scenarios and frameworks clearly.

Application Process

  • Easy Apply on LinkedIn
  • Check email for next steps
  • Participate in resume evaluation & interview stage