Financial Crime Business Analyst

Contract Business Analyst - Financial Crime / FinTech Location: London - Hybrid Contract: 3 months Sector: FinTech / Financial Services

We're working with a fast-growing UK fintech looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support a key programme within its Financial Crime function.

The role will sit between Financial Crime, Product and Technology teams, helping to understand existing processes, gather requirements and translate complex regulatory and operational needs into clear, deliverable solutions. The Role You'll be responsible for:

Leading requirements gathering across Financial Crime and Compliance stakeholders

Running workshops and translating business needs into clear functional and technical requirements

Mapping as-is and to-be processes, identifying gaps and recommending improvements

Producing user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps and supporting documentation

Working closely with Product, Engineering, Data and Compliance teams throughout delivery

Supporting improvements across Financial Crime systems, controls and customer journeys

Managing stakeholders and ensuring requirements are understood from discovery through to implementation

Experience Required We're looking for someone with:

Strong experience as a Business Analyst within banking, fintech or financial services

Good knowledge of Financial Crime, ideally across areas such as AML, KYC/CDD, sanctions, PEP screening, transaction monitoring or fraud

Experience delivering technology-led Financial Crime or regulatory change

Strong requirements gathering, workshop facilitation and process-mapping experience

Experience producing user stories, functional requirements and acceptance criteria

Ability to work effectively between technical teams and Financial Crime/Compliance SMEs

Strong stakeholder management skills within a fast-paced Agile environment