Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Officer

Torres Ranimid

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Monitor customer transactions across products, channels,

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The Financial Crime Transaction is responsible for alert reviews, investigations, timely escalation, and remediation activities within the Transaction Monitoring Activities.
The role is responsible for conducting the Bank's Transaction Monitoring activities and ensuring the effective execution of all relevant Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), and broader Financial Crime Compliance controls and activities, in line with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy and thoroughness in all monitoring tasks;
Review and investigate transaction monitoring alerts in a timely and risk-based manner;

Assess unusual or suspicious transactions and customer behaviour;
Conduct detailed investigations using internal and external sources of information;
Escalate suspicious activities in accordance with established procedures;

Support the preparation and submission of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) to the relevant authorities, where applicable;
Ensure all escalations are appropriately documented and justified;
Execute daily transaction monitoring activities in line with regulatory requirements and internal policies;

Monitor customer transactions across products, channels, and jurisdictions;
Ensure alerts are managed within agreed service level agreements (SLAs);
Collaborate with KYC/CDD teams to obtain relevant customer information required for investigations;

Assess customer profiles, expected account activity, and source of funds information during alert reviews;
Assist in the testing, tuning, and optimization of transaction monitoring rules and scenarios;