Location: Colombo Other locations: Primary Location Only Salary: Competitive Date: Sep 24, 2026 **Job description** ------------------- Requisition ID: 1746519 At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. **Financial Crime Operations** The Compliance team at EY GDS partners with other EY offices across the globe to provide an array of compliance solutions to our clients. The team works on short to long term engagements to assist in establishing, maintaining, and reviewing the outputs of business functions and compliance programs. Financial crime risks relating to anti\-money laundering (AML), terrorist financing, anti\-bribery controls, sanctions compliance and fraud are a high focus for regulated businesses and external scrutiny as regulation and practice continues to evolve. Responsible for developing and overseeing the financial crime and fraud prevention framework, designed to ensure client(s) are compliant, protected from risk and loss from financial crime. **The Opportunity** As a part of our Global Managed Services Delivery team, you will be working with EY offices across the globe to provide an array of compliance solutions to our clients. The team works on short to long term engagements to provide assistance in establishing, maintaining and reviewing the outputs of business functions and compliance programs. Our Financial Crime Consulting team consists of hundreds of professionals who advise and drive change for the firm's banking, capital markets, insurance, and asset management clients in Financial Crime. Our Financial Crime Consulting team specializes in several areas, including: * Know Your Customer (KYC) \& Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Remediation * Ongoing Due Diligence * Customer screening * Payment screening filtering for Sanctions, PEPs and adverse media * AML transaction monitoring * SAR drafting * Fraud Investigation * Crypto investigation * Compliance testing and FATCA * Financial crime risk assessment reviews * AI Tools \& Automation **Key Responsibilities** As a Financial Crime Compliance Analyst, you will predominantly support the compliance team in the financial crime space. You will help businesses comply with financial crime regulations and adhere to relevant client(s) policies and procedures related to anti\-money laundering and counter\-terrorist financing. * Multi\-task, learn on the job and work to meet strict deadlines in a fast\-paced environment * Devising process documentation and translating complex processes into easy\-to\-follow instructions * Coordinating efforts with internal stakeholders as appropriate * Work as a member of a team to ensure operational readiness of applications and processes required to conduct AML program requirements * Seek to understand the overall process and objective before beginning to work on a task * Escalate issues and problems, articulate clearly to leadership, onshore and client team * Demonstrate integrity, respect and be able to work collaboratively with team members * Apply AI tools and automation techniques to support financial crime compliance workstreams. **Proficiency in KYC**: * Experience in analyzing legal documents: MOA, AOA, Trust \& Partnership deed, MOU, fund portfolio, Annual report, Annual Statements, litigation etc. * Aware of corporate structures: Public company, Trust, Hedge funds, SPVs, Joint ventures, shareholding patterns etc. * ID documents: Ability to verify hard copy IDs and address proofs. * Screening \& Risk Assessment: Screen clients against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media **Skills and Attributes for Success** * Time management skills to be able to manage deadlines effectively * Exhibit analytical skills and attention to detail while maintaining a holistic view and logical thinking * Demonstrate working knowledge of AI\-enabled tools and technologies to improve research, analysis, investigation quality and operational efficiency. * Proficiency in Generative AI and prompt engineering, with the ability to design effective prompts and leverage AI tools to enhance research, analysis, problem\-solving, and operational efficiency. **To qualify for the role, you must have:** * Bachelor's /Master’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, law, or a related field * 1\-3 years of work experience in AML – KYC and/or Sanction Screening and/or transaction monitoring and/or regulatory reporting etc. * Demonstrated experience in a consulting role or within a large corporate environment, with a strong understanding of global Financial Crime Compliance practices * Good understanding of banking industry, its products, and services * Experience analysing financial/bank statements * Experience in interpreti