Senior Transaction Monitoring Specialist
Core
Senior Transaction Monitoring Specialist overseeing first-line financial crime controls, investigating suspicious payment activity, and supporting MLRO statutory obligations.
Role type
Senior IC AML/CFT transaction monitoring specialist
Builds
Financial crime controls and alert handling for international payment flows
Domain
Financial services / AML/CFT / Sanctions screening
Required skills
AML transaction monitoring, financial crime investigations, sanctions screening, rules-based transaction monitoring systems, screening tools, SWIFT/ISO 20022/SEPA flows, EU AML/CFT framework, investigative narrative writing
Preferred skills
Supervising analysts, QA/second reviewer experience, CAMS/ICAM/CFCS certification, Maltese AML framework knowledge, Armenian/Russian language
Technologies
Fast Shift, rules-based transaction monitoring systems, screening tools, SWIFT, ISO 20022, SEPA
Responsibilities
Review and investigate transaction monitoring and screening alerts, analyse customer and transaction activity to identify financial crime risks, review sanctions/PEP/adverse-media alerts, identify AML/CFT red flags, make evidence-based decisions to clear/close/escalate alerts, escalate suspicious activity, maintain accurate investigation records, support internal reviews and audits, keep up to date with AML/CFT requirements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory experience