Junior Financial Analyst

Junior Financial Analyst

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients' critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

DEFTEC Corporation seeks a Junior Financial Analyst to support intelligence and operational efforts in targeting, identifying, and disrupting illicit financial networks and individuals posing national security threats as part of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division (CTD). This role involves proactive and reactive financial analysis, intelligence reporting, and collaboration with government agencies. The analyst will analyze financial transactions, trace illicit money flows, and produce actionable intelligence to combat terrorism financing, money laundering, and other financial crimes that fund threat actors. The FBI's CTD is dedicated to detecting, preventing, and disrupting terrorist threats to the United States. CTD works in collaboration with intelligence agencies, law enforcement partners, and global allies to identify and dismantle terrorist networks, illicit financial operations, and other activities that threaten national security. The division conducts in-depth investigations, develops intelligence products, and provides critical support to field operations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct research and analysis of public/open-source databases (e.g., Dunn & Bradstreet, Accurint, Lexis Nexis).
• Support financial and data analysis on individuals, networks, and entities involved in illicit financial activities.
• Utilize Sayari to map corporate networks, ownership structures, and financial linkages.
• Assist in cryptocurrency tracing and analysis using Chain Analysis Reactor and other forensic tools.
• Research international and domestic financial crimes, including money laundering, weapons trafficking, and bulk cash smuggling.
• Assist in the preparation of intelligence reports, presentations, and financial assessments.
• Monitor and analyze social media and open-source intelligence for financial threat indicators.
• Contribute to investigative efforts by identifying trends, anomalies, and vulnerabilities in financial networks.
• Ensure deliverables (reports, work papers, presentations) meet FBI policies and quality standards.
•  Participate in bi-weekly and monthly status reporting and periodic progress meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications:

• S. Citizenship and active Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial intelligence, forensic accounting, or financial investigations.
• Knowledge of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance, and financial intelligence operations.
• Familiarity with public/open-source financial databases (e.g., Lexis Nexis, Dunn & Bradstreet, Accurint).
• Experience analyzing and reporting on financial transactions, money flows, and illicit financial networks.
• Strong analytical and research skills to detect financial crimes and assess financial risk factors.
• Experience in writing intelligence reports and financial assessments.
• Understanding of cryptocurrency analysis and financial transaction tracing tools.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to intelligence professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) certification.
• Experience with geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), strategic intelligence analysis, or targeting analysis.
• Background in forensic accounting, auditing, or financial exploitation in law enforcement or intelligence agencies

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