Junior FEC Consultant

Job description

As our Junior Financial Economic Crime (FEC) Consultant, you help identify unusual patterns such as money laundering or fraud in payment transactions for our clients. As a consultant, you will work for one of our clients (think banks, insurers, crypto-asset service providers and asset managers) and perform checks on customer accounts using automated systems. Under the guidance of senior colleagues, you contribute to identifying, analyzing, and reporting suspicious transactions, helping us prevent financial crime. You will work in an ambitious and dynamic team, that offers you a lot of opportunities to learn and grow while embodying a "work hard play hard" mentality. In our work environment, we combine professionalism with a fresh perspective and a lot of passion. 

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Transaction monitoring & investigation: Perform checks on customer accounts and transactions using automated systems, and investigate unusual or suspicious patterns that may indicate money laundering, terrorist financing, or fraud.

• Case analysis & reporting: Analyze client profiles, transaction patterns, and supporting documentation (e.g. organizational structures, annual reports) to draw well-substantiated conclusions, and document your findings in clear, compliant reports.

• Regulatory application: Apply your growing knowledge of AML/CTF (Wwft) and Sanctions regulations to day-to-day investigations, and learn to translate regulatory requirements into practical steps under the guidance of senior colleagues.

• Process awareness: Escalate bottlenecks or inefficiencies you notice in the client's monitoring systems or investigation processes to senior team members, and contribute your own ideas for improvement.

• Client support: Support senior consultants in client interactions, helping prepare progress updates and materials for our clients, while building your own stakeholder management skills.

About Compliance Champs

We are a specialized Compliance Consultancy firm and were recognized as an FD Gazelle 2025, making us one of the fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands. Growth is something we’re proud of, but what really defines Compliance Champs is our people and the way we work together. 

As a scale-up, we combine deep regulatory knowledge with a practical, hands-on mindset. We help our clients navigate complex regulatory environments by offering clear advice and solutions that actually work in practice. We believe that strong results don’t just come from expertise, but from collaboration, ownership and a shared drive for quality. 

Teamwork plays a central role in everything we do. We work with a work hard, play hard mentality: we are ambitious, driven and fully committed to our clients, while also making sure there’s room to enjoy the journey together. We support one another, share knowledge and push each other to be the best version of ourselves. 

Our culture is open, personal and strongly team-oriented. We encourage people to ask questions, take initiative and keep developing, both professionally and personally. Along the way, we make a point of celebrating our milestones, big or small, because every step forward matters. 

As client needs continue to evolve, we are expanding our services across the full spectrum of compliance and risk-related solutions. Our focus on niche topics allows us to stay ahead of the curve. We navigate complex territories such as the fast-developing crypto and blockchain domain, the upcoming regulations for the football sector, and the rapidly changing AI landscape. This specialized approach enables us to provide high-quality services where innovation and regulation meet. 

Joining Compliance Champs means becoming part of a close-knit team that works hard, supports each other and takes pride in building something meaningful together: for our clients, for each other and for the future of compliance. 

What you can expect from us and the role

Compensation & benefits 

• Competitive compensation: A competitive salary, pension plan, and an attractive bonus scheme tied to company success.

• Vacation/leave: 26 vacation days per year (on a full-time basis) with the ability to purchase additional days.

Work-Life balance & flexibility 

• Flexibility: Flexible working hours with the option to work remotely, supported by a laptop and SIM card.

• Office hub: A modern office in the heart of Rotterdam.

Growth & culture 

• Professional development: Access to internal and external training programs for professional and personal development, plus a generous yearly learning budget.

• Impactful work: Opportunities to work on impactful projects that shape the future of compliance for leading financial institutions.

• Team & socials: A stimulating environment where your growth is a priority, complemented by regular social and team-building activities, including outings, sports events, and team lunches. This is a priority for Compliance Champs.

• Education: You have a Bachelor's/Master's degree, preferably in law, criminology, business administration, or economics.

• Experience: You have 0-2 years of relevant work experience in FEC and/or transaction monitoring;

• Regulatory knowledge: You have a foundational understanding of essential laws and regulations (Wwft, Wft, Sanctions Act, etc.) and a strong willingness to deepen this knowledge.

• Expertise: You are eager to develop your ability to analyze transactions, complex organizational structures, and annual reports, and to draw conclusions based on them.

• Language: You are fluent in Dutch (required) and have an excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

Characteristics:

• You have an analytical mindset and an eye for detail.

• You are ambitious, eager to learn, and passionate about contributing to our dynamic team.

• You appreciate an informal work atmosphere where everyone brings out the best in each other.

Availability:

• You are available full-time (contract based on 36 to 40 hours per week). Parttime is negotiable.

• You are able to live and work in the Netherlands, without Visa support from the Company.

• We expect you to be in the office and/or at clients at least twice a week.