Assurance Analyst

About Griffin Hi, we’re Griffin! We’re the bank for companies who want to build and launch financial products. Our context We're rapidly heading towards a future where most of us access financial services through technology companies rather than high street banks. All sorts of companies are now embedding financial products into their apps and user journeys so that their customers can seamlessly make payments, manage expenses, take out loans, save, invest, and do more. The problem is that companies are still dependent on legacy banking infrastructure if they want to offer regulated financial products. They need to either partner directly with an incumbent bank and/or stitch together middleware from various Banking as a Service (BaaS) providers. This process is slow, expensive, and complex and makes it very hard for companies to get new financial products off the ground. At Griffin, we want to change this. Our purpose We want to make it easy for companies to bring finance to their customers at the point of greatest relevance. So, we built a bank. But not just any bank! Griffin is a technology platform and a bank: fully regulated, API-first, developer-centric, and purpose-built to serve innovative fintechs and brands who want to build and embed financial products. Learn more about what we do. Our culture Our culture is our most important asset, and one of the ways we safeguard it is by being extremely intentional about hiring the right people. We won't hire people who don’t seem like a strong fit for our core values, even if they're otherwise extremely qualified. We also believe that smart, motivated, conscientious people thrive in high-trust, high-autonomy environments. That’s why we’re transparent by default, and we encourage open discussion and challenge across all levels of the organisation. We’re also remote-first, asynchronous, and fully flexible - because you're the expert on how and when you do your best work. Learn more about our culture. The Team We Service keep things moving: runs the processes that underpin our products, supports our customers when they need us, and connects the dots across the business so nothing falls through the cracks. We spot friction early, fix it quickly, and make sure Griffin delivers on what it promises: consistently and reliably. This role sits within Griffin's first line operations, managing how well our Direct Customers (DCs) meet their financial crime obligations. You'll report directly to our Financial Crime Oversight Manager as part of a small team focused on keeping our oversight function rigorous, proportionate, and trusted. The Opportunity With a growing number of DC assurance reviews scheduled for 2026 and beyond, we need someone who can take real ownership of the process end to end. You'll be running your own caseload: scoping reviews, conducting them, and producing findings reports that directly inform risk decisions. You'll engage with a wide range of external stakeholders and have the opportunity to shape how the function develops, including getting involved in projects such as automation. What Success Looks Like In your first 6 months, you'll have taken ownership of your review caseload, with reports consistently produced to a high standard and recommendations tracked through to closure. The assurance schedule will be on track — no bottlenecks, no overdue reviews. By 12 months, you'll have built genuine, trusted relationships with DCs and internal stakeholders, becoming a credible point of contact that people feel comfortable raising issues with. And you'll be contributing ideas on how to improve and streamline the process, not just running it. To Do This You’ll Own The assurance review schedule as the DC book grows, keeping risk ratings accurate and ensuring each customer receives the right level of scrutiny. The review and closing out post-live conditions for newly onboarded DCs where applicable. Issuing assurance review requests, including scoping the right questions and sample requests based on entity type, operating model, and risk rating. In-depth reviews of DC responses, identifying gaps and weaknesses in their financial crime controls. The production of formal review reports with clear findings and a recommendation on whether a DC's risk rating should be maintained, increased, or decreased. Drafting and issuing recommendations to DCs, then tracking and following up until full closure is confirmed. The engagement with external stakeholders, including CEOs, MLROs, Compliance Managers, especially when sharing difficult findings or recommendations. We expect you to shape this role This description reflects what we need today. How you achieve these outcomes, where you focus your energy, how this role evolves—that's for you to define as you learn what our customers need and where our technical gaps are. Your background To ensure this, we're looking for people who have: Experience working in financial crime compliance — ideally in an assurance, oversight, o