EXPERT RECRUITERS IN COMPLIANCE, RISK & FINANCIAL CRIME

​Butler Rose is a specialist provider of Compliance, Risk & Financial Crime talent, connecting experienced professionals with organisations that prioritise strong governance, regulatory integrity and operational resilience. Our leadership team brings deep expertise across compliance, financial crime prevention and enterprise risk, offering strategic insight alongside genuine market knowledge. This focused approach enables us to introduce high-quality candidates quickly and efficiently, supported by our extensive network of compliance, risk and financial crime professionals across key disciplines including AML, fraud prevention, investigations, regulatory compliance and risk management.

We understand that every organisation faces unique risks, regulatory pressures, and compliance challenges. Whether you require strategic leadership or operational specialists, we focus on placing the right professionals within your financial crime and compliance functions. We support both permanent and interim hiring, working across financial services, professional services, commerce and industry, fintech, and the public sector. Our dedicated Financial Crime practice partners with organisations of all sizes, from high-growth SMEs to global institutions.

We recruit for a wide range of roles across financial crime and compliance functions, including:

Financial Crime Leadership Roles​

  • Heads of Financial Crime
  • MLROs & Deputy MLROs
  • Financial Crime Directors
  • Compliance Directors


Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & KYC
  • AML Analysts
  • KYC/CDD Analysts
  • Enhanced Due Diligence Specialists
  • Transaction Monitoring Analysts
  • Sanctions Analysts

Fraud & Investigations
  • Fraud Analysts
  • Fraud Investigators
  • Forensic Accountants
  • Financial Crime Investigators
  • Intelligence Analysts

Compliance & Regulators
  • Compliance Managers
  • Regulatory Compliance Specialists
  • Monitoring & Surveillance Analysts
  • Conduct Risk Specialists
  • Control & Assurance Analysts

Risk & Governance
  • Financial Crime Risk Managers
  • Operational Risk Analysts (Financial Crime)
  • Governance & Controls Specialists
  • Policy & Framework Managers

HOW CAN WE HELP?

  • Struggling to build your financial crime team quickly?

    Recruiting for financial crime roles such as AML, fraud prevention, investigations, and regulatory compliance is increasingly challenging amid rising regulatory pressure and intense competition for specialist talent. At Butler Rose, we use our deep sector expertise and established network of pre-vetted financial crime professionals to connect you with the right people quickly — helping you strengthen your compliance framework and protect your organisation with confidence.

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  • Need help retaining your best talent?

    Retention is a major issue in finance, where talent is in high demand. To keep leading professionals, businesses must offer more than competitive pay. We provide post-placement support and advice on creating a strong Employee Value Proposition (EVP) to help you retain your best talent long-term.

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  • Need support to scale your financial crime team?

    Scaling your financial crime function means securing specialists across a range of roles, from analysts and investigators to senior compliance and financial crime leaders. With our dedicated expertise in Financial Crime recruitment and an extensive network of qualified professionals, we help you grow your team quickly with talent that aligns to your regulatory obligations, risk profile, and long-term strategic goals.

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Case Studies

  • 100% headcount consistency and seamless tax season execution

    Discover how our targeted recruitment strategy helped Warrener Stewart secure top US tax talent and meet critical deadlines.

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  • Strategic hiring of finance leadership for continued business growth

    Discover how a tailored talent strategy, expert networking, rigorous screening, and strategic outreach contributed to Matrix's success in securing the perfect Head of Finance.

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  • Rapid recruitment for critical finance roles in a high-stakes environment

    Learn how our strategic, fast-paced recruitment process filled key finance roles within 10 days, driving investor confidence and supporting rapid business growth.

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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

A very professional approach taken by our Butler Rose consultant who seemed to care about getting the appointment right … Her follow up approach was much better [than other recruitment agents] and she cared about getting it right; that made Butler Rose stand out from the crowd

My Butler Rose consultant listened to my needs and presented a shortlist of candidates for a newly created position, all of the candidates were on brief which made the interview process enjoyable and the end result positive. We ended up employing not just one but two of the candidates who interviewed with us and they are both a very good fit

Our Butler Rose consultant met with us taking time to understand our needs and the kind of person we were looking for which helped them to match our requirements with relevant candidates. Once a candidate was sourced, they remained in contact with both parties to ensure a positive outcome. A really positive experience from start to finish

Butler Rose made the recruitment process easy, the CVs were good quality… and good communication was kept up throughout the process including after the candidate had started

Butler Rose always have good quality candidates and will go the extra mile to find the right fit for the organisation. Unlike other agencies Butler Rose do not simply send every CV they have to their clients, they take the time to understand what is needed and only put forward relevant and credible candidates