Complex Investigations Analyst

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of

**Complex Investigations Analyst**

**Role purpose**:
Financial Crime Investigations (FCI) focuses on the specific financial crime threats the Group faces now and, in the future, pioneering the techniques and technology that protect our business, our customers, and the many communities in which we operate from the harms associated with financial crime. FCI harnesses intelligence, analytics, technology, investigation, information sharing, and public-private partnership to achieve this end, always seeking the most effective and efficient means.

Complex Investigations are most often responsible for investigating the most sensitive and large-scale financial crime investigations at HSBC. In this role as Investigator, Complex Investigations, the jobholder will:

- Conduct financial crime investigations, collaboratively with team members inside and outside the CoE, (including those related to fraud, money laundering, financing of terrorism, sanctions, bribery and corruption, and tax evasion) in accordance with globally, regionally and or market defined standards.
- Refer investigative findings and recommendations to other parts of the Group for follow-on action to mitigate the identified risks.
- Identify financial crime risk and the circumstances in which it may be necessary to refer financial crime activity for regulatory reporting.
- Escalate financial crime findings and related mitigating actions to inform wider investigations strategy and to enable senior management awareness where necessary.
- Communicate to all key stakeholders the ongoing status of investigations and the related mitigating actions and, on occasion, prepare material for senior stakeholder engagement.
- Adhere to strict sensitivity requirements, often including investigations that are under legal privilege or involve material non-public information

**Main activities**:

- Collaborate with other investigators, inside an outside the CoE, to support projects investigating suspected financial crime networks across multiple lines of business and geographic regions.
- Responsibly leverage information in HSBC systems, and bulk data, where data sharing permits, to identify and mitigate financial crime activity in a timely manner.
- Support in proactive investigations seeking to understand the extent of HSBC’s exposure to financial crime risk involving new typologies.
- Escalate potential control weaknesses or financial crime typologies for further analysis.
- Ensure effective information sharing, where data sharing permits, to collect additional customer information in furtherance of an investigation, or to refer activity to other teams to facilitate timely risk mitigation.
- Escalate investigative outcomes for consideration in the wider investigations strategy and to recommend new avenues of investigation.
- Prepare material for senior stakeholder reporting.
RequirementsBackground within the following industries:

- Financial crime investigations or analysis in the financial services industry;
- Regulatory, investigative, or financial intelligence agencies;
- Forensic accounting and/or experience in a financial crime consulting practice;
- Non-governmental organizations or think tanks that conduct investigations or analysis relating to financial crime or other geopolitical issues.
- Strategic consultancy or project management for a multinational corporation.
- Experience in mitigating the harms associated with the threat of financial crime.
- An understanding of the current regulatory environment and expectations, relevant regulations, codes, and HSBC Group
- Standards, as well as their underlying purpose to mitigate risk to the financial system and provide information useful for the public sector to provide law enforcement and security.
- Excellent verbal and written English skills.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines & prioritize workload.
- Good analytical skills.
- An inquisitive mindset with a good eye for detail.
- Individual contributor and team player
- Proficient knowledge of PC based systems

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