Financial Crime Analyst

Ref: 44555
Financial Crime Analyst
Location: London
Department: Management Services / Compliance
Employment Type: Permanent

About the Company
A long?established, international insurance group with over 1000 employees across 10 global offices. Operating at Lloyd’s and advising clients worldwide, the organisation has been a specialist (re)insurance broker for more than a century. The company works with intermediaries, direct insureds and reinsurers, delivering expertise across multiple specialist risk classes.

Working Here
A career here offers genuine opportunity to grow and thrive. You’ll join a collaborative, diverse and supportive team who care deeply about delivering high?quality work and doing things the right way. The culture is built around curiosity, continuous improvement and empowering people to excel. The organisation prioritises outcomes that benefit clients, colleagues and the wider business.

Role Overview
The Financial Crime Analyst supports the effective operation of the company’s financial crime framework, with a strong focus on sanctions compliance. The role involves sanctions screening, investigations, advisory support to the business, and contributing to the ongoing development of financial crime systems, policies and controls.
You will work closely with the Compliance function to ensure regulatory obligations are met both in the UK and internationally, providing assurance, oversight and practical support.

Key Responsibilities
Sanctions Screening & Investigations

• Conduct sanctions screening and enhanced due diligence for new and existing clients, counterparties and transactions.
• Review and investigate screening alerts, documenting findings and escalating higher?risk matters as needed.
• Provide clear and timely sanctions guidance to business stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records of assessments, investigations and decisions.

Monitoring & Oversight

• Support monitoring activities against internal sanctions and financial crime policies.
• Identify potential breaches or weaknesses in controls and assist in investigations.
• Prepare management information relating to sanctions, high?risk jurisdictions and financial crime metrics for internal committees.

Advisory & Stakeholder Support

• Provide day?to?day sanctions advice, helping the business understand risks and regulatory expectations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant sanctions regimes (UK, EU, US/OFAC, UN).
• Monitor developments in legislation and guidance, supporting updates to internal policies.

Governance & Reporting

• Support preparation of internal governance papers and reports relating to sanctions and financial crime.
• Assist with regulatory engagement, including licence considerations and responding to information requests.
• Contribute to financial crime risk assessments and periodic reviews of framework effectiveness.

Policy & Framework Development

• Assist with maintaining and enhancing sanctions and financial crime policies, procedures and controls.
• Promote a strong compliance culture across the business.
• Undertake additional compliance responsibilities as required.

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Professional certifications in insurance or financial crime such as CII, ICA or ACAMS.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of sanctions regimes affecting the insurance sector, especially within the Lloyd’s/London Market.
• Knowledge of UK, EU, US (OFAC) and UN sanctions and how they apply to insurance activities.
• Good understanding of financial crime regulation including relevant UK legislation (e.g., AML regulations, Proceeds of Crime Act, Bribery Act).
• Solid understanding of CDD/KYC requirements.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
• Ability to produce clear, well?documented assessments and reports.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to make accurate, timely decisions.
• Effective communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage high-volume workloads.

Experience

• Experience in a sanctions-focused role within the Lloyd’s or London Market.
• Hands-on exposure to sanctions screening, investigations and enhanced due diligence.
• Experience assessing sanctions risk in insurance placements, ideally including marine.
• Proven ability to analyse complex sanctions matters and provide practical business guidance.

Bruin recognises the positive value of diversity, and aims to promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. As a champion of equal opportunity employment we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services industry. Our clients work with us because they value a diverse workforce, and subscribe to our shared principle that all appointments are made on merit and that ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.