German-Speaking AML & Financial Crime Advisory Consultant

German-Speaking AML & Financial Crime Advisory Consultant | Controls, Process Design & Transaction Monitoring | Fully Remote (EU) Fully Remote | 12-Month Initial Contract | Start within the next 1–2 months Please note: candidates must be based within the European Union for GDPR reasons. We are recruiting experienced German-speaking financial crime consultants to join an established advisory practice specialising in the prevention and detection of money laundering, fraud, terrorist financing and sanctions breaches. The team advises financial institutions across Europe on regulatory and technology matters, and this intake is specifically to strengthen coverage of German-speaking clients across the DACH region. This is advisory and implementation work, not document review. If you are looking for triage or SAR writing, we have separate positions running on the same programme. What the work involves:Advising banks, insurers and financial services clients on regulatory compliance and the detection of financial crimeAssessing existing control environments against regulatory requirements, identifying risk factors and designing targeted remediationDesigning and optimising core processes including transaction monitoring, screening and KYCConducting risk analyses and producing work instructions and procedural documentationBusiness analysis work: mapping controls, data flows and control processes, then turning findings into practical improvement recommendationsEvaluating and helping clients select financial crime control systems and compliance technologyDelivering client trainingSupporting business development through proposals and client-facing materials Essential criteria:Proven AML or financial crime experience gained within an advisory or compliance functionA background in financial services — banking or insuranceConsulting experience, with an established contracting set-up already in place and the ability to invoice from day oneGerman at C1 level or above, plus strong written and spoken EnglishBased in the European Union for the full duration of the contractComfortable working fully remotely Also useful:A degree in economics, law, social sciences or a comparable fieldProject management experience on regulatory or remediation programmesHands-on exposure to transaction monitoring, screening or KYC systemsExperience with compliance technology selection or implementationData quality analysis experienceA careful, analytical way of working and the confidence to work directly with senior client stakeholders Experience of the German regulatory market specifically is not essential. Strong German and a solid financial crime advisory background matter considerably more.If that describes you and you're looking for remote consulting work with a specialist financial crime practice, we'd like to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch.