Financial Crime Analyst

The role

You will investigate transactions, counterparties, and customer activity to identify financial crime. You will use AI agents to accelerate research and write defensible narratives for regulatory scrutiny.

What you will do

• Investigate transactions, counterparties, and customer activity
• Work alerts using established AML procedures
• Use Bretton's AI agents to accelerate research, transaction analysis, and narrative drafting
• Write clear, defensible narratives
• Document findings in the case management system
• Partner with Product and Engineering to surface edge cases and gaps

Required qualifications

• A degree in finance, accounting, criminology, economics, business, law, political science, or a related analytical field, or equivalent professional experience
• Strong written analysis skills
• Sharp attention to detail
• Sharp judgment under ambiguity
• Comfort working independently in structured procedural environments
• Genuine curiosity about how financial crime works
• Comfort working alongside AI tools
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Nice to have

• CAMS certification (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or equivalent
• Hands-on AML case investigation experience, including SAR drafting
• Working knowledge of money laundering typologies, red flag indicators, and US Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements
• Experience training, calibrating, or onboarding analyst teams
• Perspective from working across multiple institution types: bank, fintech, consultancy, BPO, or regulator
• Familiarity with SQL or basic data analysis
• Coursework or internship experience in financial regulation or banking

About the company

Bretton runs AI-native operations for the financial back office. They are based in downtown San Francisco.