Transaction Monitoring Senior Analyst - #7524225

Transaction Monitoring Senior Analyst

Ebury León - 4 days in the office

Department: Operations - Screening & Transaction Monitoring

Responsibilities:

• Safeguarding Ebury and our existing Clients from financial crime risk - including money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, fraud, sanctions risk, tax evasion and reputational risk
• Reviewing and/or investigating matches against sanctions, PEPs, adverse media and internal lists in a timely fashion and processing in compliance with relevant legislative, regulatory and internal requirements
• Conducting real-time and retrospective rules-based monitoring on client transactions and processing alerts in compliance with Ebury’s processes and procedures and making risk-based decisions when assessing the risk of the transactions performed by clients
• Identification of red flags and exposure to financial crime risk, including escalation to Compliance where required
• Maintenance and updating of internal watchlists and blacklists
• Responding to Requests For Information on transactions from banking partners
• Responding to queries from other internal departments
• Reviewing and approving, or escalating, cases requiring approval, as outlined in Operating Processes
• Reviewing and approving, or escalating, process exceptions, as outlined in Operating Processes
• Providing support to team members in their review of cases
• Complete allocated tasks with focus, and in a timely manner
• Efficient management of tasks
• Proactive follow-up of requests for information to ensure timely completion of customer due diligence
• Communicate the status of tasks to colleagues, supervisors and managers, and escalate problems swiftly, as needed
• Adhere to all internal policies, processes and procedures
• Ensure prompt resolution of customers related issues (transactions, payments, RFIs and any other relevant issues as required) on email, phone and chat
• Support in the coordination of weekly team tasks and on ensuring its completeness
• Support in the delivery of induction training for new starters
• Support daily/weekly/monthly routines within the wider team/department
• Support in ad-hoc projects within the department and wider business, as required
• Contribute constructive feedback on processes, with the aim of improving efficiency, service, and/or risk
• Uphold and reinforce company and departmental values

Requirements:

• Over 2 years of experience in AML
• Good understanding of AML and CTF risks relevant to the payments and FX market, and the red flags that are indicators of these
• Knowledge of AML, CTF and/or ABC risks within specific jurisdictions and/or different verticals
• Proactive, with the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced and high pressure environment
• Highly organised, with the ability to work to deadlines, multi-task, and prioritise and re-prioritise workload as needed
• Diligent, with excellent attention to detail
• Proactive, with the ability to work within strict time-frames and under pressure
• Working successfully in a target driven operational environment
• Effective research and critical thinking skills with an ability to find solutions independently
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Co-operative, and comfortable working in a team environment
• Curious and engaged, takes ownership of own learning journey by asking questions and seeking out new information
• Adaptable, with the ability to cope with changing products, processes and procedures
• Motivated and driven, with a desire to make Ebury a success
• Fluency in English, any other language is considered a real benefit

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