Forensic Accountant – Cryptocurrency Investigations, Senior Associate

Forensic Risk Alliance seeks a Senior Associate Forensic Accountant to join its Cryptocurrency Investigations practice. You bring expertise in cryptocurrency and blockchain forensic analysis to support investigations into fraud, money laundering, sanctions evasion, and financial crime. This role combines hands-on investigative work with compliance advisory and thought leadership, helping drive growth across the firm's cryptocurrency offerings.

What you'll do

• Conduct cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations using blockchain analytics tools to trace flow of funds, fraud schemes, asset misappropriation, market manipulation, and sanctions evasion.
• Reconcile off-chain data such as email conversations and exchange records with on-chain transaction data to build comprehensive follow-the-money narratives.
• Advise cryptocurrency and FinTech businesses on AML compliance including Know Your Customer (KYC), Transaction Monitoring, and Suspicious Activity Reporting, as well as Sanctions and anti-bribery and corruption program requirements.
• Prepare documents, workpapers, and supporting materials that articulate investigative steps performed.
• Communicate results to clients and colleagues through written and oral formats, including expert reports, memos, visualizations, and presentations that translate technical findings into clear insights.
• Balance multiple projects and responsibilities, track progress against work plans, and highlight potential issues to management.
• Collaborate with Forensic Risk Alliance teams on cryptocurrency topics for client alerts and thought leadership initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry and service provider contacts, develop client relationships to drive firm growth, and support business development and marketing activities.
• Demonstrate keen interest in technology across the financial crime space and support senior team members in driving innovation within the Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice.
• Stay familiar with emerging crypto and Web3 trends, particularly those affecting non-banks and fintechs.
• Assess AML, sanctions, and fraud risks associated with crypto and Web3 business models in alignment with best practice and regulatory requirements.
• Stay current with the latest regulatory requirements through independent research of BSA/AML regulations, FinCEN regulations, Federal Reserve Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), and FFIEC BSA/AML Exam Manual.
• Assist in developing cryptocurrency investigation and compliance training for the Forensic Risk Alliance team.

What you bring

• 3+ years of relevant experience in the cryptocurrency industry, with 2+ years of hands-on experience conducting cryptocurrency and traditional money laundering investigations, including flow of funds analysis.
• Practical experience using both commercial blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis Reactor, TRM Labs, and Elliptic, as well as open-source blockchain explorers such as Blockchain.com, Etherscan.io, and Solscan.io.
• Knowledge of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, including blockchain and smart contract technologies, underlying blockchain architecture, and uses of cryptocurrency and DeFi.
• Experience in financial crime compliance and risk management within fintech, financial services, or Web3/crypto spaces, with strong understanding of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Transaction Monitoring (TM), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Sanctions compliance relevant to Web3/Crypto.
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks applicable to financial institutions, with emphasis on FinCEN regulations and FFIEC guidelines, and commitment to staying current with global regulatory changes and evolving cryptocurrency crime trends.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent academic qualification.
• Advanced organizational skills and proven track record of prioritizing tasks effectively to manage concurrent and conflicting deadlines.
• Proficiency in the full Microsoft Office suite, with emphasis on robust analysis of large datasets in Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong work ethic, and an inquiring mind.
• Willingness to support thought leadership in Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Nice to have

• Chainalysis Reactor, TRM Labs, or equivalent certification.

What we offer

• Base annual salary of €62,000 to €70,000 (Paris location), with final compensation based on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.

About Forensic Risk Alliance

Forensic Risk Alliance is a market leader in regulatory compliance, financial investigations, and data analytics, regularly hired to provide expertise on some of the world's largest multi-jurisdictional investigations and compliance matters.