Forensic Accountant – Cryptocurrency Investigations, Senior Associate

As a Senior Associate Forensic Accountant in Cryptocurrency Investigations at Forensic Risk Alliance, you bring expertise in cryptocurrency and blockchain forensics to support complex financial crime investigations. You join a highly-respected global firm where you'll conduct blockchain forensic analysis, investigate fraud and money laundering typologies, and advise on Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions compliance. This role sits within FRA's growing Cryptocurrency practice and shapes the firm's continued expansion in this space.

What you'll do

• Conduct cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations, leveraging blockchain analytics tools to trace the flow of funds, identify 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 requirements including Know Your Customer (KYC), Transaction Monitoring, and Suspicious Activity Reporting, as well as Sanctions and anti-bribery and corruption compliance.
• Prepare workpapers, supporting materials, expert reports, memos, visualizations, and presentations that document investigative steps and communicate findings to clients and colleagues.
• Balance multiple projects and responsibilities, tracking progress against work plans and flagging potential issues to management.
• Collaborate with FRA teams on cryptocurrency topics for client alerts and thought leadership contributions.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry contacts and clients to support business development, pitches, and proposals.
• Stay current with emerging crypto and Web3 trends, particularly among non-banks and fintechs, and support senior team members in driving innovation within the Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice.
• Assess AML, sanctions, and fraud risks associated with crypto and Web3 business models in alignment with regulatory requirements and best practice.
• Keep up to date with BSA/AML regulations, FinCEN rules, Federal Reserve Code of Federal Regulations, and FFIEC BSA/AML guidance through independent research.
• Assist in developing cryptocurrency investigation and compliance training for the FRA team.

What you bring

• 3+ years of relevant experience in the cryptocurrency industry, with at least 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 the uses of cryptocurrency and DeFi.
• Experience in financial crime compliance and risk management within fintech, financial services, or Web3/crypto environments, with a strong understanding of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Transaction Monitoring (TM), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Sanctions compliance.
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks applicable to financial institutions, with emphasis on FinCEN regulations and FFIEC guidelines, and commitment to staying current with regulatory changes and evolving cryptocurrency crime trends.
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• Advanced organizational skills and a proven ability to prioritize and manage concurrent deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for analyzing large datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, solid work ethic, and an inquiring mind.
• Willingness to support thought leadership in the Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Nice to have

• Certification in Chainalysis Reactor, TRM Labs, or equivalent blockchain analytics tools.

About Forensic Risk Alliance

FRA is a global market leader in regulatory compliance, financial investigations, and data analytics, regularly engaged on some of the world's largest multi-jurisdictional investigations and compliance matters.