Financial Crimes Investigator - Cryptocurrency/Blockchain

Treliant LLC•Remote,

3d•$50 - $60•Remote

About The Position

Treliant is a global consulting firm serving banks, mortgage originators and servicers, FinTechs, and other companies providing financial services. We are led by practitioners from the industry and the regulatory community who bring deep domain knowledge to help our clients drive business change and address the most pressing compliance, regulatory, and operational challenges. We provide data-driven, technology-enabled advisory and consulting, implementation, staffing and managed services solutions to the regulatory compliance, risk, financial crimes, and capital markets functions of our clients. Founded in 2005, Treliant is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices across the United States, London, Belfast, and Łódź, Poland. We are looking for Financial Crimes Investigators with an expertise in blockchain and cryptocurrencies to join our team for remote, project-based opportunities.

Requirements

Strong education background; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
3+ years of experience in Financial Crime; either directly with a bank/financial institution or via a third party providing consulting services.
Strong background in AML, CTF or Sanctions, with an understanding of the compliance and regulatory frameworks that apply.
Familiarity with cryptocurrency blockchain tracing and blockchian technologies including investigating transactions on blockchain platforms and identifying risks associated with digital assets.
Familiarity with blockchain forensics tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, or CipherTrace to trace and analyze crypto transactions.
Knowledge of global regulatory frameworks for crypto – understanding of evolving cryptocurrency regulations, including FATF’s Travel Rule, KYC/AML compliance for digital assets, and the legal landscape around crypto in different regions.
Experience in developing risk mitigation strategies for crypto-based financial crimes, including fraud prevention and transaction monitoring in the crypto space.

Responsibilities

Conduct thorough Blockchain Tracing investigations into potential financial crimes, including AML, fraud, and sanctions violations.
Ensure clients meet regulatory and compliance standards by performing EDD/ CDD checks, KYC assessments and analyzing source of funds.
Analyze cryptocurrency transactions and wallet addresses, leveraging blockchain explorers and analytics tools to track illicit activity or suspicious behavior.
Draft and submit SARs to relevant authorities
Identify and assess potential financial crime risks across all client portfolios, leveraging both traditional and crypto-related financial systems.
Work closely with regulatory agencies, and financial institutions to ensure compliance with global anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations.
Investigate high-volume or high-value transactions, including cross-border transfers, to identify red flags or signs of illegal activities.