Financial Crime Analyst
Elevate Programme for early-career talent
Location: Belfast city centre, hybrid
Start Date: 22nd May 2026

Do you have a passion for problem‑solving and an interest in understanding how global organisations protect themselves from financial crime? Can you combine this with strong analytical and communication skills? Then this early‑career programme could be the perfect way for you to launch your professional journey in FinCrime.

What will I be learning?

On this programme, you’ll gain hands‑on experience working in the financial crime department at one of Belfast’s most prestigious firms.

During your first week, you’ll take part in our award‑winning Simulate Academy, where you’ll build knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to thrive as a Financial Crime Analyst.

After completing your initial training, you’ll join the client team for role-specific training, supporting important regulatory and compliance activities that help major organisations strengthen trust in their business operations.

What work will I be doing?

You’ll support a variety of financial crime and compliance projects and processes. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) checks to help organisations assess risk and meet regulatory expectations.

• Assisting with Transaction Monitoring, reviewing financial activity to spot unusual or suspicious behaviours.

• Managing your daily workload to meet accuracy, productivity, and quality expectations.

• Updating internal trackers and workflow tools to keep information accurate and up‑to‑date.

• Suggesting improvements to processes and working closely with peers, team leads, and managers to enhance efficiency.

• Adapting quickly to new approaches, tools, and procedures as projects evolve.

• Building strong working relationships across teams and engaging confidently with client representatives.

What will I be gaining?

• Structured training in both technical and professional skills.

• Experience working at a top-tier organisation with opportunities for long-term progression.

• Continuous development through ongoing coaching, mentoring, and feedback.

• Opportunities to join social events, community projects, charity initiatives, and activities with others at the same career stage.

What are we looking for?

You’ll demonstrate:

• Curiosity and a desire to dig beneath the surface to understand how things work.

• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high‑quality work.

• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken.

• A collaborative mindset, but the confidence to manage your own workload.

• Openness to feedback, adaptability, and a willingness to learn from new experiences.

Essential Criteria

We’d love to hear from you if you can demonstrate - through academic work, personal projects, volunteering, or employment:

• A genuine interest in financial services, financial crime, risk, regulation, or analytical work.

• Strong problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills.

• Enthusiasm, resilience, and a desire to grow quickly in a consulting environment.

• That you are a team player, able to work with trust and respect with stakeholders of all levels.

Qualifications

You’ll need to have obtained a Bachelors or Masters degree in any discipline. Degrees in law, business, finance, accounting, mathematics, or related areas are an advantage, though not essential.

Programme Timings and Ways of Working

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

• First interviews are expected to take place virtually.

• Final stage interviews are expected to take place in person in Belfast in April and May.

• The role begins full-time on 22nd May 2026.

• The first 6 weeks of in-person training take place in central Belfast - successful candidates will be required to attend the office up to 5 days per week.

Programme Benefits & Progression

• Alongside your starting salary, there will be a performance review every 6 months and a potential salary uplift at 12 months

• Ongoing training and development support through one-to-one coaching and access to our award-winning trainers

• Health cash plan and cycle to work scheme
  

  ---

  Vantage Point Global is a fully committed Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
  

• To apply, you’ll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.

• We’d like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application, we will not be progressing your application.