FinCrime Analyst (Account Protection)
at Revolut
Posted 5 days ago
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- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Mexico City
- Country
- Mexico
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Manage enhanced due diligence processes as part of Revolut's Financial Crime team, conducting thorough investigations of fraud cases. You’ll analyze alerts from monitoring systems, escalate risks to the escalations team, and drive process improvements within the team. The role covers account takeover, authorised push payments, and first-party fraud scenarios, including coordinating with external partners to recover funds and deciding on refunds. This is an in-person, Mexico City-based role with potential night and weekend shifts to support 24/7 coverage.
About Revolut
People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.
As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.
About the role
Our Financial Crime team blends regulatory expertise with data-driven thinking to make sure our products meet legal and policy requirements and deliver real value to customers. In a fast-moving, digital environment, they stay one step ahead by finding smart, scalable ways to prevent financial crime.
We're looking for a Financial Crime Analyst to manage our enhanced due diligence processes. As part of our Cybersecurity team, you'll work with those affected by fraud, conducting thorough investigations, acting promptly to ensure cases are resolved appropriately, and reporting fraud discovery along the way.
To support our 24/7 coverage, this role may include night and weekend shifts, which are fully compensated.
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What you'll be doing
- Detecting and reporting suspicious activity, including the predicate offences to money laundering and terrorist financing
- Identifying and analysing alerts generated by the monitoring system to identify potentially suspicious activity
- Escalating red flags and potential risks to the escalations team
- Driving various projects to improve processes and procedures within the team
- Assessing cases of account takeover, authorised push payment, and first-party fraud or mules
- Contacting external partners to try and recover victims' funds
- Deciding on refund eligibility for fraud victims
- Handling sensitive or confidential information
What you'll need
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Fluency in English and Spanish (C1+ level)
- 2+ years of FinCrime experience
- Familiarity with investigative methodologies evidenced by use of analytical tools (e.g., spreadsheets, filters, pivots, network charts)
- A willingness to work a variety of shifts, including nights and weekends
- To be able to work from the office in Mexico City (this is an in-person role)
- Impeccable attention to detail
- The ability to multitask, prioritise, and work well under pressure
Nice to have
- A degree in law or STEM subject
- A professional certification (ICA or ACAMS)
- Experience with Authorised Push Payments or Account Takeover investigations
- Fluency in other languages
Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.
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