Summary

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is responsible for safeguarding the MoonPay platform against financial crime and money laundering activities. Leveraging advanced analytics and blockchain tracing tools, it collects and analyses huge volumes of data to identify potentially suspicious activities. The team collaborates with regulatory bodies, submitting suspicious activity reports (SARs) and sharing intelligence to combat financial crime.

The FIU Data Analyst will directly support the Compliance Technology Manager to govern the MoonPay Compliance tech stack and data science needs. This role ensures adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies by directly supporting the FIU’s data science, analytics, and reporting needs. This is also a global role that will support all operating businesses in the MoonPay family across the U.S., UK, Europe and beyond.

Locations: (London Hybrid)

🚀 What you will do

* Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting to monitor key compliance metrics

* Manage incoming data requests from global regulators, ensuring data is provided quickly and accurately.

* Identify trends and anomalies using advanced data analysis techniques and tools.

* Support financial crime investigations by providing insights from complex datasets.

* Maintain documentation on the compliance data stack, supporting audits and model validations

* Support the compliance team with ad-hoc data analyses, and act as a trusted point of contact for all compliance data needs.

* Communicate your findings with stakeholders across the team and wider company.

🧑‍🚀 About You

* Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Finance, or a relevant technical field. Masters degree or above is a plus

* 2+ years proficiency in data analysis tools including SQL and Python

* Strong knowledge of data visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau

* Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail

* Team player with good communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to different audiences

* Ability to handle shifting priorities and thrive in a dynamic environment. Comfortable to work independently and upskill on new tools and technology.

* Interested in cryptocurrency, blockchain and financial crime detection.

Bonus points for:

* Prior experience working in a fast-paced fintech/cryptocurrency company

* Experience with cloud data services such as GCP, Snowflake or AWS

* Prior familiarity with AML (Anti-Money Laundering) rules and transaction monitoring

* Knowledge of key blockchain concepts and on-chain data structure

Skills

• Attention to Detail
• AWS
• Communications Skills
• Cryptocurrency
• Database Management
• Problem Solving
• Python
• SQL