Senior Fraud Analyst – Fraud Investigations & Financial Crimes Monitoring

Your Role

Join Alpaca Securities’ dynamic and fully remote Compliance team dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of the financial markets. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting the firm’s BSA/AML, Anti-Fraud, and Securities Fraud Monitoring programs. You will lead and support investigations, ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, and help build a scalable and risk-based compliance infrastructure that meets evolving business and regulatory demands. This position reports directly to the AMLCO (Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer).

Things You Get To Do

• Collaborate with the AMLCO to implement and refine investigative procedures across CIP/KYC, AML, Anti-Fraud, and Securities Fraud Monitoring initiatives
• Conduct in-depth investigations into potentially suspicious activity, including securities fraud, account manipulation, and other financial crimes identified through transaction monitoring alerts, escalations, and referrals
• Prepare, document, and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in compliance with FinCEN requirements and internal policies
• Review and respond to sanctions screening alerts, FinCEN 314(a) and 314(b) requests, and other regulatory inquiries
• Maintain and continuously update firm-wide risk assessments covering BSA/AML, sanctions, fraud, and securities surveillance programs
• Partner with internal stakeholders and assist during external audits, examinations, and regulatory engagements
• Provide guidance and support across various business units, including trading, operations,