The Financial Crime Investigations team at Block actively monitors for potential money laundering, fraud, and other suspicious activity across Cash App. Block is looking for an Investigations Specialist in Dublin, Ireland to help conduct deep-dive investigations, analyzing transaction activity and trends involving potential financial crimes and managing risk on the Cash App platform.

*We will begin reviewing resumes in July 2022. We appreciate your patience while we begin the recruitment process.

You Will:

• Monitor and act upon compliance-related escalations and referrals

• Investigate and document incidents of potential money laundering, fraud, terrorist financing, and other illicit activities across the Cash App platform.

• Write and review Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs)

• Keep up with regulatory updates and assist in identifying new trends and evolving ML/Fraud typologies

• Contribute to projects optimizing the regulatory program and operation team's processes

• Work in collaboration with Customer Support, Risk, Engineering, and other operations teams within Block

You Have:

• 2+ years experience in AML Compliance or Fraud/Risk related work, preferably in a financial institution or related FinTech payments space

• Strong investigative skills, including familiarity with public record research and database tools

• Knowledge in AML/fraud transaction monitoring/suspicious activity reporting typologies and risks in regards to funds transfers/p2p payments, equities, and cryptocurrency

• Demonstrated transaction analysis skills that apply across numerous financial products in complex scenarios

• Familiarity with relevant AML laws and regulations as well as industry best practices

• Excellent written communication skills that demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy

• An ability to handle sensitive directives and work with team members and stakeholders of all levels

• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adjust quickly

• Experience using G-Suite and collaborative tools

You Even Better:

• Professional certifications in the field of Compliance or Financial Crimes

• Familiarity with utilizing and writing SQL queries

• Experience manipulating large data-sets and presenting trends to management

• Ability to create presentations for stakeholders and vendor staff

• A self starter who can manage projects and tasks end to end with minimal supervision, providing regular updates to management

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any legally protected class.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. 

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.