Job
Core
Investigate flagged transactions and alerts for unusual or suspicious activity, including crypto-asset transfers, to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
Role type
Transaction Monitoring Analyst (AML/CFT)
Builds
Audit-ready records of alert handling, decisions, and rationale in the transaction monitoring system.
Domain
Financial Services / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT)
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Transaction monitoring, AML/CFT principles, alert investigation, evidence gathering, escalation reporting, rule tuning, sanctions list monitoring, adverse media screening, case management systems, structured data analysis
Preferred skills
Crypto/virtual-asset transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs), transaction monitoring platforms (Sumsub, Refinitiv, LexisNexis), EU Travel Rule, MiCA, AML certifications (CySEC, ACAMS)
Technologies
Transaction monitoring systems, case management systems, blockchain analytics tools
Responsibilities
Review system-generated alerts for unusual activity, investigate flagged transactions and gather evidence, escalate suspicious activity to senior compliance officers, apply transaction monitoring rules and typologies, maintain audit-ready records, support periodic look-back reviews and QA checks, liaise with KYC/KYB teams for client context, assist in tuning monitoring scenarios, keep up to date with sanctions lists and typologies, contribute to internal reporting on alert metrics
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC