Senior Financial Crime Investigator / 10-16k RM

Senior Financial Crime Investigator / 10-16k RM (based on exp)

Kuala Lumpur | 6 Month Contract (extendable) | Multiple Hires

We are partnering with Airwallex, a rapidly growing global financial technology and payments business, to expand its Financial Crime Operations capability in Kuala Lumpur.

We are looking for experienced Financial Crime Investigators / Senior Compliance Analysts who can operate independently within a high-volume financial crime environment.

This is not a junior alert-clearing position. You will operate at a Level 3 investigation level, reviewing escalated cases, making risk-based judgement calls and determining whether customer or transaction activity presents genuine financial crime concerns.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and investigate escalated transaction monitoring and financial crime alerts
• Conduct detailed investigations into potentially suspicious customer and transaction activity
• Make independent, risk-based decisions on whether alerts can be closed or require further escalation
• Review customer behaviour, transaction patterns, KYC/KYB information and supporting documentation
• Identify potential AML, fraud, sanctions and other financial crime risks
• Produce clear investigation notes, decision rationales and audit trails
• Escalate higher-risk or complex cases to the relevant Financial Crime / Compliance teams
• Support the clearance of existing and aged financial crime alerts
• Work across multiple markets and regulatory environments
• Support wider financial crime remediation and operational initiatives where required

Requirements

• Strong experience within Financial Crime, AML, Transaction Monitoring or Investigations
• Ideally 4–9+ years of relevant Financial Services experience
• Previous experience handling escalated or complex financial crime investigations
• Able to make independent judgement calls rather than simply following an alert-clearing process
• Strong understanding of AML / CTF and financial crime risk
• Experience within a bank, fintech, payments company or other regulated financial institution
• Strong investigation, analytical and written documentation skills
• CAMS, AICB, CFE or similar Financial Crime / Compliance certification advantageous
• Must be based in Kuala Lumpur

Candidates from major banking, payments, fintech or consulting environments with strong financial crime operations experience are particularly relevant.

Argyll Scott Asia is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.