Complex Investigations Lead, Fraud & Financial Crime

Why join us?
This is a chance to make a real impact in a growing business on a mission to change the face of the
consumer finance industry forever.
We have a collaborative team structure fuelled by an exciting mix of people welcoming both
experienced people from the industry with both feet on the ground and tech-savvy dreamers who
pave way for the new stuff. Come as you are and be yourself!

Description of the Business Unit
Jaja is a growing FinTech requiring an experienced hands-on Complex Investigations Lead, Fraud &
Financial Crime to join their growing team of Fraud and Financial Crime Specialists.

Purpose of the Role
The Complex Investigations Lead is responsible for leading and managing a team of investigators
while also getting involved in investigations themselves. The successful candidate will have
experience in SAR and complex fraud investigations involving large network analysis and
visualisation. Working closely with the Head of Fraud & Financial Crime and Head of Compliance,
the Lead will ensure that investigations are completed to highest standards.

What’s the opportunity?
You will work in a dynamic fast paced environment for a business that is shaking up the Consumer
Finance industry. Working with a passionate set of colleagues who excel at delivery you will have a
varied and interesting portfolio of activity that is not constrained by the status quo.

Key Accountabilities:
• Manage and lead a team of investigators
• Share knowledge and best practices with investigators to help build a strong skillset for
complex investigations of money laundering, counter terrorism financing and fraud
• Ensure team is able to meet KPIs, take the lead in implementing required MI to monitor and
report on KPIs to senior management
• Stay updated on regulation and regulatory changes, build strong relationships with law
enforcement, industry bodies and peers
• Work closely with the Fraud & Financial Crime Strategy Team, and MLRO to facilitate an
efficient feedback loop on any trends and challenges
• Ensure timely case resolution in line with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and
industry standards

Essential skills and Experience
• 4+ year experience working in financial crime investigations
• Experience filing SARs and/or prepare MG11 statements
• Ability to investigate large dataset in order to identify complex networks
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Strong understanding of UK AML/CTF regulation
• Ability to communicate clearly, excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Excellent at working with rapidly shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of fraud & financial crime typologies
• Proactive, innovative, and customer focused mindset
• AML or fraud certification (ICA, ACAMS, CFE)

Desirable skills and experience
• Experience using graph databases or link analysis tools (i2 Analyst Notebook, Neo4j,
TigerGraph)
• Experience using Tableau
• Working knowledge of SQL

What's in it for you?
• The chance to make a real impact in a growing start-up on a mission to change the face of
the consumer finance industry forever.
• Competitive salary
• Remote Hybrid working model
• Bonus scheme
• Annual Salary Review
• 4x life insurance cover
• Optional private health care
• Employee assistance program
• Annual staff get together
• 25 day holiday allowance plus UK bank holiday
• Pension Contributions
Fair Processing Notification
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to
prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper
conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your
personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your
information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found
by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].