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Financial Crimes Analyst

Flex· Legal
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Remote$80k - $100kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Flex is building the AI-native private bank for business owners. This is a net-new Financial Crimes Analyst role responsible for monitoring, investigating, and writing narratives to support a growing financial crimes program. The role emphasizes hands-on investigation, backlog management, and helping shape the program as the first dedicated analyst.

Responsibilities

  • Post-onboarding risk. Own the question 'is this customer’s activity legitimate?' from alert to clearance/escalation/filing.
  • The queue and the backlog. Work through alert backlog and keep the queue current with attention to quality and speed.
  • The investigation standard. Help set the bar for a strong, well-supported case narrative defensible to regulators or bank partners.
  • Detection coverage. Flag typologies, patterns, and blind spots and collaborate to improve rules and reduce false positives.
  • The process. Document effective practices and identify clunky steps to improve workflows as backlog decreases.
  • Your voice. Shape the process as one of the first official Financial Crimes Analysts at Flex.
  • Detect and decide: Review and disposition transaction monitoring alerts, investigate unusual activity, escalate higher-risk cases with recommendations, support UAR and SAR filings.
  • Investigate and document: Write clear case narratives, conduct enhanced due diligence, handle handoffs with KYC, maintain records in case management system.
  • Build the program: Flag patterns, partner cross-functionally to improve monitoring, support QA and reviews, stay current on AML typologies.

Qualifications

  • 1–3 years in BSA/AML compliance, transaction monitoring, fraud operations, or related financial crimes role
  • Hands-on experience dispositioning transaction monitoring alerts in platforms such as Sardine, Unit21, Actimize, or similar, with AML typologies knowledge
  • Exposure to fintech, payments, card programs, or BaaS program compliance
  • Experience tuning detection rules or working with data and SQL to investigate patterns
  • Working knowledge of KYC/CDD requirements and BSA obligations
  • Exposure to suspicious activity reporting, including drafting narratives or supporting UAR/SAR filings
  • Strong written communication and ability to explain suspicions clearly
  • High attention to detail and ability to manage a queue and prioritize
  • Self-driven, growth mindset and initiative to improve processes

Skills

Required:BSA/AML complianceTransaction monitoring platformsAML typologiesSQLKYC/CDD

Benefits

  • Flex offers medical, dental and vision insurance
  • paid time off
  • 401(k) plan
  • equity compensation potential
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Flex

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