Senior Transaction Monitoring Analyst - Financial Crime

Position: Senior Transaction Monitoring Analyst – Financial Crime (Capital Markets) JL4A / JL5B
Location: London, UK (On-Site)
4-6 months contract position

Total Yrs. of Experience-5+ years

Mandatory skills- Transaction Monitoring (Fin Crime) in Capital Markets – Institutional & Clearing Bank
Need people with specialized Transaction Monitoring experience. They ideally need experience drafting SARS and experience completing MSB/PSP reviews (high risk clients).

Domain skills-Capital Markets

Role Requirements

* Need people with specialized Transaction Monitoring experience. They ideally need experience drafting SARS (a bonus if they have used the NCA portal) and experience completing MSB/PSP reviews (high risk clients).

* Conduct thorough reviews and investigations of alerts generated through transaction monitoring and name‑screening tools, ensuring full adherence to internal policies and procedures.

* Review and manage escalations and queries from First Line of Defence (1LoD) colleagues in a SME capacity, determining appropriate next steps and ensuring timely and accurate resolution in line with internal procedures.

* Accurately review and disposition alerts within the defined SLAs, providing clear, concise, and well‑documented rationale for all decisions.

* Maintain accurate, complete, and auditable investigation records, ensuring full traceability of decisions and actions taken.

* Engage effectively with key stakeholders, including Payment Operations, CDD, Client & Growth, and the 2LoD Financial Crime & Risk teams.

* Support the production, refinement, and analysis of Management Information (MI) to enhance the organisation’s monitoring and control framework.

* Take ownership of additional tasks, processes, and project work within the Transaction Monitoring and Screening team as required.

* Collaborate with wider anti‑financial crime teams to assess payment flows and identify emerging risk indicators, contributing to the overall strengthening of the AFC framework