Sr Consultant (Aml & Digital Asset Investigations)

The Company

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

Founded in 1974, J.S. Held is a global multidisciplinary consulting firm respected for our exceptional success in providing solutions in specialized areas of expertise. We are a global consulting firm in hypergrowth and have grown both organically and inorganically through mergers and acquisitions. The environment at J.S. Held is entrepreneurial where creativity and tenacity are highly esteemed and rewarded. Our culture is one of empowerment where our employees have the opportunity to make a positive immediate impact with their teams and project work. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals. This is an exciting time to join J.S. Held!

The Team and Job Summary

We are seeking a Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Financial Investigations practice. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the JS Held team. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of investigations, but also be a flexible and strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks. Specifically, we are looking to add an individual who has a developed understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrency. This role will not only be investigatory in nature but will encompass many of the financial crime related elements that the cryptocurrency industry is experiencing.

Job Responsibilities

• Utilize knowledge of databases and programming languages to analyze and interpret data, including historical financial, operational, and transactional data
• Identify, research, and organize information to assess the quality of data to facilitate effective analysis, identifying any potentially sensitive content
• Execute projects involving the identification, collection, processing, review, and production of electronic data relevant to security and regulatory investigations
• Create, prepare, and validate analyses, reports, presentations, and other deliverables regarding project scope and results of work performed
• Participate in client meetings to review results of work performed
• Responsible for management of day-to-day project activities, including interaction with other team members, professionals from other firms, and client staff
• Ability to understand, analyze, and trace cryptocurrency transactions

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS or MA/MS in Computer Science, Cyber Security, MIS, Business Analytics, or another relevant field
• Strong background in the analysis of accounting, finance, insurance, manufacturing, and other real world transactional data sets
• 3+ years of experience working in a consulting firm or similar environment.
• High level of proficiency in Python, Java, C or equivalent
• Proficiency in SQL. Experience with both traditional and cloud-based database servers

Preferred Qualifications

• Someone who is naturally curious, listens carefully and is motivated to begin the problem-solving process once you have the information you need.
• Possess strong quantitative and qualitative research and analytical skills.
• Able to adapt quickly.
• Relevant experience in blockchain and cryptocurrency is preferred.
• Programming skills are a plus: Python, R, SQL, Solidity, Go, Rust.
• Outstanding at written and speaking skills; must be able to create status reports, write official reports, forensic reports, and demonstrate an ability to convey the complexity of blockchain and cryptocurrency in easy-to-understand ways.
• Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesize large amounts of information.
• Experience with Blockchain analytics platforms, including TRM Labs, or equivalent.
• Certified Bitcoin Professional or Cryptocurrency Investigator or Cryptocurrency Security Standard preferred.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Ability to travel as needed.

Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity, and objective, clear- cut analysis and advice.

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefits

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $80,000 - $110,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Please explore what we’re all about at www.jsheld.com.

EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email jobs@jsheld.comand include “Applicant Accommodation” within the subject line with your request and contact information.

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