Analyst: Terror Financing, Pretoria - Centurion at Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)

Job Description

•   Apply analytical approaches, processes, and tools to detect proceeds of crime and specifically instances of money laundering and terror financing.
•  Interpret information from various systems and records and evaluate information in the context of possible crimes being committed.
•  Interact / pursue opportunities with external stakeholders / third parties, when required to discuss findings and obtain information.
•  Conduct analysis of various data sets of standards to medium complexity and add value to information received to establish if there are reasonable grounds for disclosure to relevant stakeholders.
•  Conduct financial analysis to ensure creation of relevant intelligence products.
•  Determine relevance and completeness of information and identify gaps based on experience and judgment.
•  Contextualise information according to clients’ needs and prepare relevant reports, including the creation of charts and graphics, to explain findings in matters where there is a suspicion of proceeds of crime, money laundering or terrorist financing.
•  Interpret the needs of clients to ensure product output which may inform decision making.
•  Generate integrated quality assured products, which are timeous and relevant.
•  Provide technical input in improving the understanding and knowledge of factors that allow, promote and deter money laundering and terror financing.
•  Plan and manage tasking and output under supervision.
•  Assist relevant stakeholders through active involvement in joint operations and assist with technical support in instances of priority coordinated team projects.
•   Prepare basic court-directed documentation and provide factual testimony in a court of law whenever required.
•  Update records and compile statistics related to all tasking.
•  Provide input to assist in updating relevant data bases to support/enhance data analysis and improve data mining.

EDUCATION,SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

•  Relevant University Degree
•  At least three years' experience in relevant field
•  Sound knowledge in any of the following fields is preferable: financial and information analysis, intelligence, forensics or internal auditing.
•  Working experience in the following fields will be advantageous:
•  Intelligence
•  Law
•  Law enforcement
•  Accountancy
•  Sound knowledge and experience using the Microsoft office suite and Excel is a prerequisite.
•  Working knowledge of data analysis applications, tools, and systems will be an advantage.
•  Anti-money laundering training will be an added advantage.