Senior Associate, Forensic Accounting - Cryptocurrency

The wide range of day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Conducting cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations, including leveraging blockchain analytics to conduct investigations into flow of funds, fraud schemes, asset misappropriation, market manipulation, and sanctions evasion.
• Reconciling off-chain data such as e-mail conversations, exchange records, etc. with on-chain transaction data to build a comprehensive follow-the-money narrative.
• Helping advise various cryptocurrency and FinTech businesses regarding AML (e.g., Know Your Customer (KYC), Transaction Monitoring, Suspicious Activity Reporting), Sanctions, and anti-bribery and corruption program requirements.
• Preparing documents, workpapers, and supporting materials that articulate the investigative steps performed.
• Communicating results with clients and colleagues in written and oral form, including drafting expert reports, memos, visualizations, and presentations that translate technical findings and concepts into clear insights.
• Balancing multiple projects and responsibilities, tracking progress against work plans, highlighting potential issues to management.

Business Development, client relationships and driving firm growth

• Collaborating with FRA teams on cryptocurrency topics for client alerts and thought leadership.
• Proactively building and maintaining relationships with industry and service provider contacts to use as sources of future business development and networking.
• Displaying a keen interest in technology across the financial crime space and support senior team members in driving developments and innovation to enhance the Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice.
• Familiarity with emerging crypto/Web3 trends, particularly those of non-banks and fintechs.
• Collaborating with engagement teams in assessing AML, sanctions, and fraud risks associated with crypto/Web3 business models, to align with best practice and regulatory requirements.
• Staying up to date with the latest technology and regulatory requirements through independent research of BSA/AML related regulations, FinCEN/Federal Reserve Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), and FFIEC BSA/AML Exam Manual.
• Assisting in developing cryptocurrency investigation and compliance training for the FRA team.
• Supporting the research required in the preparation of pitches and proposals and support the firm in its business development and marketing activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• A minimum of three years of relevant experience in the cryptocurrency industry.
• Experience in blockchain analytics and transaction tracing tools (Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, or others). Chainalysis Reactor, TRM Labs, or equivalent Certification preferred.
• Experience conducting cryptocurrency and traditional money laundering investigations, including flow of funds analysis.
• Demonstrate evidence of cryptocurrency ecosystem knowledge to include an understanding of blockchain and smart contract technologies, the underlying blockchain architecture, and uses of cryptocurrency and DeFi.
• Experience triaging large datasets in Excel.
• Minimum level of academic achievement equivalent to a Bachelor s degree.
• Demonstrate evidence of analytical capabilities.
• Strong understanding of the compliance and regulatory frameworks applicable to financial institutions with an emphasis on FinCEN regulations and FFIEC guidelines, and a desire to keep abreast of the latest global regulatory changes and evolving cryptocurrency crime trends.
• Ability to conduct high-quality reviews and investigations independently.
• Advanced organizational skills and initiative to be proactive in individual and team environments.