--- title: "Financial Crime Investigator" company: "Lendable" company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/lendable" url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/lendable-financial-crime-investigator-e094e3b8-7850-482e-bf48-180beccef036" apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lendable/6dea2f5b-c664-4262-8a94-646e83ebfd4c" workplace: hybrid location: "London/Kent" employment_type: full-time seniority: mid role: finance-legal region: united-kingdom date_posted: 2026-09-03T12:50:43.754Z first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-15T14:59:31.101Z --- # Financial Crime Investigator **Lendable** · London/Kent Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lendable/6dea2f5b-c664-4262-8a94-646e83ebfd4c ## About Lendable Personal Loans with Personalised Rates. Instant Decisions. Same-day Funds. Five star service. Get approved before you apply. Quotes don’t impact your credit score. ## About the role #### About Lendable Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money.** **We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: - One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people - Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK - Profitable since 2017 - Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs - Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on [Trustpilot](https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/lendable.co.uk))So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch:** loans, credit cards and car finance**. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks **with dated systems and painful processes.** #### Join us if you want to 1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo 3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting #### About the role: - We’re hiring new financial crime investigators due to continued business growth. - You’ll conduct important financial crime screening checks and investigations into new applicants and existing customers. - You will use screening tools to match customer data against PEPs & Sanctions lists and use your initiative to determine the risks associated with the application/ customer. - You will review customer profile information and transactional activity to identify financial crime risks, and take appropriate action on the account.. - You will submit internal Suspicious Activity Reports in instances where suspicious activity has been identified. - As the business grows you may be required to take on additional tasks to support the Financial Crime Team. - You’ll work in the office 3 days per week. - You'll work 40 hours per week. This means you'll work Monday to Friday, from 9am to 6pm, with a one hour lunch break. - You'll also work one full weekend (Saturday and Sunday), once every 4 weeks, and have two weekdays off in lieu. #### Your team’s objectives - Protect our customers and society, by preventing fraud and financial crime. - Comply with financial crime regulations and company policy. - Minimise customer and applicant friction through skilled and timely decisions. - Identify opportunities for product and process improvement. #### How you’ll impact those objectives - You’ll support new application checks and existing customer monitoring. - You’ll investigate potential Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Sanctions matches, and assist with onboarding reviews. - You’ll monitor activity and transactions on customer accounts. - You will help mitigate risk by escalating Financial crime concerns that you have identified during your reviews. #### What do you need to succeed in this role? - Ability to collaborate effectively within a diverse team. - Have an analytical mindset with a good attention to detail. - Strong decision-making skills, and excellent writing skills to document decisions. - Can effectively communicate with customers, applicants and senior management, when necessary. - Proficient time management skills, comfortable meeting targets and deadlines. - Previous financial crime experience is advantageous, particularly around screening and KYC. - Experience in identifying opportunities for process improvements and implementing solutions, including the use of automation and AI technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in financial crime prevention. - Demonstrated ability to leverage data, machine learning, and AI to develop and optimise strategies for fraud and financial crime detection and prevention. #### The interview process We’re not a corporation so we try our best to get things moving as quickly as possible. For this role we’d expect: 1) A 15 minute Cognitive Assessment 2) A 30 minute call with a member of the Talent team 3) An onsite Interview and Assessment with the Financial Crime Team Leader/Manager 4) Video Interview with the Head of Fraud and Financial Crime #### Life at Lendable - Winning team: the opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies - Flexible working: flexible approach tailored to each role. Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites - Socials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls - Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover - Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans - Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members - Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations - Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations***Please note:** The availability and details of specific benefits vary by location and role. For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner.* Check out our [blog](https://blog.lendable.co.uk/)! --- Source: Lendable's own career page, read by RemJobs. Canonical HTML version: https://www.remjobs.works/job/lendable-financial-crime-investigator-e094e3b8-7850-482e-bf48-180beccef036