AML Transaction Monitoring Analyst

Job Summary

Owning alerts and cases end to end, the full-time remote AML Transaction Monitoring Analyst will manage investigations, prepare SAR referrals, and identify detection issues while contributing to operational projects within the Financial Crimes and Complaints team.

Key responsibilities

• Independently manage assigned alerts through triage, investigation, and disposition, ensuring complete documentation
• Document evidence and analysis to produce clear SAR referrals and narratives ready for review
• Identify and report detection issues, proposing improvements based on observed data and trends

Required qualifications

• Hands-on AML transaction monitoring experience within a payments or money-movement business
• Experience managing alerts and cases independently, including investigation and documentation
• Working knowledge of AML requirements in the US, EU, or UK, including relevant regulations and typologies
• Strong investigative writing skills, producing clear and concise SAR referrals with minimal revisions
• Ability to run and adjust queries, validate results against source data, and identify discrepancies