IB Financial Crime Investigator

Job Description

Are you a seasoned investigator with a sharp eye for financial anomalies? Barclays is seeking an Investment Bank Financial Crime Investigator to join our elite second-line defense. This is a high-stakes role focused on providing oversight for money laundering, bribery, corruption, and sanctions investigations across our Banking, Markets, and International Corporate Bank divisions.

In this position, you will act as a vital delegate for the Head of Investment Banking Investigations. You won’t just be reviewing alerts; you will be executing complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations and driving the continuous improvement of our risk-based methodologies. Whether you are analyzing intricate trading patterns in the stock market or drafting high-priority Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), your work will ensure that Barclays remains a leader in global regulatory compliance while supporting sustainable business growth.

Key Accountabilities

• Strategic Oversight: Act as a functional representative in senior governance forums and regulatory engagements.

• Complex Investigations: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of investigations triggered by transaction monitoring, internal escalations, and external referrals.

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all activities strictly adhere to AML and Global Sanctions requirements, leading the accurate filing of SARs.

• Operational Excellence: Oversee the design of quality assurance frameworks and maintain the integrity of investigative procedures.

• Innovation & Analytics: Leverage data analytics and emerging technologies to enhance investigative controls and detect sophisticated financial crime patterns.

• Team Leadership: Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, ensuring high-quality outputs under tight regulatory deadlines.

Your Skills and Experience

• Professional Background: Proven experience in financial investigations or financial crime compliance, ideally within an Investment Banking environment.

• Technical Mastery: Expertise in Excel and advanced data analysis tools to dissect large, complex datasets.

• Domain Knowledge: A solid grasp of investment banking products, trading activity, and the mechanics of global stock markets.

• Certifications: CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or an equivalent professional financial crime certification.

• Communication: Exceptional ability to draft concise investigation summaries and regulatory submissions that stand up to senior management and regulator scrutiny.

Job Overview Data

Working with Barclays

At Barclays, our five core values—Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship—are at the heart of everything we do. We are a British universal bank that values diversity and is currently pioneering a hybrid working model to offer flexibility that reflects our colleagues’ personal circumstances.

As a contract employee through Randstad Sourceright, you will receive:

• Pension Plan: Enrolment after 12 weeks.

• Wellbeing Support: 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

• Lifestyle Perks: High street discounts at major retailers and restaurants.