Senior Financial Crime Analyst
The Senior Financial Crime Analyst is responsible for monitoring transactional activity across the Brazil market, detecting fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) anomalies, and leading investigations into suspicious or unusual activity. The role combines fraud prevention and AML responsibilities: conducting in-depth investigations, performing due diligence, and preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for regulatory submission, while also implementing effective transaction controls in close collaboration with commercial teams, payment networks, and Compliance. The role delivers insights that enhance operational efficiency and strengthen the overall risk control environment.
- Investigate and analyse alerts generated by the real-time transaction monitoring platform for merchants who breach the rules, escalating any suspicious or unusual activity.
- Monitor transaction volume and amounts, and report anomalous events observed in transactional behaviour related to both fraud and AML factors.
- Analyse and prepare data insights regarding fraudulent and anomalous behaviour observed over time.
- Handle fraud and reports raised by authorities, collection networks, clients, and merchants.
- Prepare and send Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to Compliance for proper handling.
- Coordinate with commercial teams and payment networks to establish rules and limits that counter significant fraudulent behaviours.
- Assist in evaluating the efficiency of suggested additional controls implemented via rules.
- Assist the commercial team and payment networks in meetings with stakeholders.
- Identify pain points and develop solutions that simplify operational tasks across the processes involved.
- Support other fraud and risk team processes as required.
- 5+ years of experience in the payments industry, fintech, or analytical roles within Risk or Compliance (required)
- University degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Engineering, Administration, or a related field (required)
- In-depth experience in Fraud or Risk roles, including use of AML models (must have) (required)
- Experience with monitoring systems (must have) (required)
- Experience with SAR reporting (should have) (preferred)
- Familiarity with Great Expectations (a plus) (nice-to-have)
- Experience conducting holistic investigations and making risk-based recommendations (required)
- Strong understanding of financial crime typologies and AML regulations (required)
- Proficiency in using monitoring systems and investigative tools, and the ability to analyse transaction patterns to make informed, risk-based decisions (required)
- Strong SQL experience and Python knowledge (required)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (required)
- Intermediate-advanced Excel skills, with macros desirable (preferred)
- Fluent / advanced English (mandatory) (required)
- Fluent / advanced Portuguese (mandatory) (required)
- Spanish (highly recommended) (preferred)
- Career Growth: Continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Employee Benefits: Competitive salary, health insurance, cancer and life insurance, 30 days of paid vacation, 4 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours (Dec-Mar), a birthday day off, and more.
- Work-Life Balance: A balanced work environment with flexibility.
Paysafe is a global payments platform powering the experience economy, with a strong focus on the iGaming, video gaming, e-commerce, retail, travel and hospitality sectors. With 30 years of expertise in payment technology, Paysafe helps businesses and consumers lift every experience through seamless, secure payment solutions, including card payments, digital wallets such as Skrill, eCash solutions like PaysafeCard, and a suite of local payment methods. With approximately 2,900 employees across 12 countries and annualized transactional volume of $167 billion in 2025, Paysafe connects people and businesses worldwide through innovative digital payment experiences.