Senior Associate, Forensic Accounting - Cryptocurrency

As a Senior Associate in Forensic Accounting at Forensic Risk Alliance, you join one of the world's most highly respected forensic accounting, investigations, and compliance consultancies. You bring a genuine expertise in cryptocurrency, blockchain forensic analysis, anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, and you help drive the growth of FRA's Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice.

What you'll do

• Conduct cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations, leveraging blockchain analytics to investigate 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 requirements 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 the investigative steps performed.
• Communicate results with clients and colleagues in written and oral form, including drafting 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 FRA teams on cryptocurrency topics for client alerts and thought leadership.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry and service provider contacts as sources of future business development and networking.
• Support senior team members in driving developments and innovation to enhance the Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice, with a keen interest in emerging crypto and Web3 trends.
• Collaborate with engagement teams in assessing AML, sanctions, and fraud risks associated with crypto and Web3 business models.
• Stay up to date with the latest BSA/AML regulations, FinCEN Federal Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), and FFIEC BSA/AML Exam Manual through independent research.
• Assist in developing cryptocurrency investigation and compliance training for the FRA team.
• Support research required for pitches and proposals and contribute to firm business development and marketing activities.

What you bring

• A minimum of three years of relevant experience in the cryptocurrency industry.
• Experience with blockchain analytics and transaction tracing tools such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, or Elliptic.
• Experience conducting cryptocurrency and traditional money laundering investigations, including flow of funds analysis.
• A comprehensive understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, including blockchain and smart contract technologies, underlying blockchain architecture, and uses of cryptocurrency and DeFi.
• Experience triaging large datasets in Excel.
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent academic achievement.
• Demonstrated analytical capabilities.
• A strong understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks applicable to financial institutions, with an emphasis on FinCEN regulations and FFIEC guidelines.
• The ability to conduct high-quality reviews and investigations independently.
• Advanced organizational skills and the initiative to be proactive in individual and team environments.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office software, with an emphasis on Excel.
• Demonstrable experience managing and prioritizing your own workload effectively to manage concurrent and conflicting deadlines.
• A proven track record of establishing credibility with clients and senior stakeholders and successfully supporting ongoing client relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, a strong work ethic, and an inquiring mind.
• A willingness to support thought leadership in the Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance practice.
• The ability and willingness to travel both domestically and internationally, if required.

Nice to have

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

About Forensic Risk Alliance

FRA 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 and consistently recognized as a global market leader.