Financial Intelligence, Digital Assets AML Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Honduras.

📋 Description

• Examine questionable activities and transaction trends related to digital assets and cryptocurrencies.

• Evaluate AML/CFT, fraud, sanctions, and financial crime risks within regulated financial institutions and digital asset enterprises.

• Perform blockchain transaction tracing and detect potentially suspicious wallet activities, counterparties, and transaction flows.

• Review and interpret Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs).

• Evaluate AML/CFT programs, transaction-monitoring controls, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, sanctions screening, and beneficial ownership controls.

• Assist in regulatory examinations and assessments of financial entities and virtual asset service providers.

• Identify emerging trends in cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering, sanctions evasion, and financial crime typologies.

• Compile clear analytical findings, regulatory reports, and actionable recommendations.

• Coordinate with regulatory authorities and other pertinent domestic and international stakeholders.

• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of RFSA's financial intelligence and supervisory capabilities in the digital asset sector.

• Travel to Roatán, Honduras approximately one week each month.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of substantial experience in AML/CFT, financial crime, compliance, investigations, or financial intelligence.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a financial institution, financial regulator, financial intelligence environment, law enforcement financial investigation function, fintech, cryptocurrency institution, or Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP).

• Proven hands-on experience in investigating, monitoring, or evaluating cryptocurrency and digital asset transactions.

• Practical experience with blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, or similar platforms.

• Experience in transaction monitoring, suspicious activity investigations, SAR/STR analysis, AML risk assessment, and fraud detection.

• Strong understanding of FATF standards, sanctions, KYC, CDD/EDD, beneficial ownership, PEPs, and source-of-funds/source-of-wealth analysis.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Professional proficiency in Spanish is preferred.

• Experience with recognized banks, regulated financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, fintech companies, blockchain analytics firms, financial regulators, or financial intelligence units is preferred.

• CAMS, CFCS, CFE, ICA, or equivalent financial crime certification is preferred.

• Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, or other digital asset investigation certifications are preferred.

• Experience collaborating with regulators, law enforcement, or in international financial crime investigations is preferred.

• Experience in both traditional banking and digital assets is highly desirable.

• Candidates may reside in the Americas or Europe and should be willing to travel periodically to Roatán, Honduras.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fractional engagement with the potential to transition into a full-time position.