Financial Crime Reporting Specialist (Japanese or Bahasa Indonesia speaker)

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

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We’re looking for a dedicated financial crime specialist to join our suspicious activity reporting team in Budapest, Hungary. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission and grow as a specialist in financial crime. Your mission is to protect our customers and Wise by reporting suspicious activity. 

Fluency in either Japanese (both written and verbal) or Bahasa Indonesia is essential for this role, as you'll be working with cases and documentation in the language on a daily basis.

Your mission: to safeguard our customers and Wise by detecting and reporting suspicious activity. Along the way, you’ll build deep knowledge in financial crime investigations, typologies, and SAR reporting — all while contributing to a fast-growing global fintech that’s making money movement fairer and safer for everyone.

If you’re passionate about financial crime prevention, eager to grow in a dynamic and international environment, and ready to make a real impact — we’d love to have you on our team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and Analyse: Review customer accounts and transaction patterns for unusual or suspicious activity, identify potential red flags related to money laundering, fraud, or other financial crimes. Provide input on process improvements and backlog exercises.
• Prepare Suspicious Activity Reports: Draft and submit reports based on findings, ensuring that all necessary details are accurately documented and submitted in compliance with regulatory requirements. 
• Collaborate: Work closely with other financial crime and compliance teams and departments to ensure that suspicious activities are properly investigated, documented and reported. Act as a point of escalation for complex cases from other operations teams, providing guidance and expertise.
• Adhere to Regulatory Guidelines: Stay up-to-date on financial crime regulations, laws, regional best practices, and related reporting requirements.
• Maintain Confidentiality: Safeguard sensitive information, ensuring all reports and documentation are handled with the highest level of confidentiality and integrity.
• Communicate: Liaise with financial institutions and law enforcement agencies as needed.
• KPIs: Take a proactive approach to consistently achieve individual and team targets (KPIs, SLAs, QA), demonstrating a strong commitment to both quality and speed. This includes meeting deadlines reliably, optimizing processing times, and taking full ownership and accountability for all responsibilities to deliver exceptional results.
• Continuous Learning: Participate in training sessions and remain knowledgeable about emerging trends and tools in financial crime detection.

• Right to Work: You are eligible to work in Hungary (we don't offer visa support for this role)
• Language Skills: Fluency in Japanese or in Bahasa Indonesia, with excellent writing and speaking abilities. You must be able to communicate clearly and professionally in English as well. 
• Experience: Previous experience in a financial crime-related field (AML, fraud detection) is a plus, but not required. We are open to candidates who are highly detail-oriented, willing to learn, and have transferable skills.
• Strong Attention to Detail: Ability to handle routine tasks with high accuracy and maintain consistency in work product, even under pressure.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze financial transactions, identify patterns, and make informed decisions based on regulatory requirements and risk factors.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly for drafting clear, detailed reports.
• Time Management: Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities with precision and accuracy.
• Ethical Integrity: A strong understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the ethical considerations in financial crime investigations.
• Autonomy: This role requires taking initiative and effectively resolving issues within established frameworks.

PS! If you're interested in the position, please apply by submitting your CV in English, as this is our working language.

We will start interviewing for this position from day 1 so we would recommend applying rather sooner than later - otherwise, someone else might grab your dream job 💚

Hiring Process

1. Application Review: We’ll evaluate your experience and skills.
2. Homework: (2 business days to complete)
3. Final Interview: Meet with our Team Lead for an in-depth discussion.

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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