Compliance Analyst

Role Overview

This position sits within the financial crime compliance team, where you will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of the company’s Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorism Financing, and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CTF/CPF) framework. Your work will involve scrutinising customer transactions, escalating suspicious activity, and ensuring that internal controls stay ahead of evolving regulatory expectations. By identifying weaknesses and driving corrective action, you will directly protect the organisation from financial crime risk and help maintain the integrity of its operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Run and refine the transaction monitoring and sanctions/PEP screening systems, ensuring alerts are reviewed, investigated, and closed or escalated according to policy.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses of customer behaviour, transaction patterns, and product usage to uncover typologies, anomalies, and emerging financial crime risks.
• Prepare and file suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), ensuring all supporting documentation is complete and defensible.
• Perform periodic effectiveness reviews of AML/CTF/CPF controls, including adverse media checks, investigative orders management, and training program outcomes.
• Partner with business units to deliver risk awareness sessions, helping frontline teams recognise and report red flags in day-to-day operations.
• Track and monitor the closure of management actions arising from internal compliance reviews, regulator findings, and external audit reports.
• Draft weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting packs for the MLRO, summarising case volumes, emerging trends, and control gaps.
• Act as a point of escalation for compliance-related questions from colleagues, providing clear guidance on policy interpretation and remediation steps.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of two years in a banking or financial services environment, specifically within AML, compliance, fraud, or enterprise risk management.
• Relevant certification such as ACAMS (CAMS) or another recognised AML/CTF qualification is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of money laundering and terrorist financing typologies, sanctions regimes, PEP screening, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Familiarity with payment products, transaction flows, and operational processes common in financial institutions, including how data moves across systems.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret large volumes of complex data, spot unusual patterns, and make sound risk-based decisions under deadline pressure.
• Strong organisational skills with the capacity to manage multiple reviews and projects simultaneously without losing attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling clear reporting to senior management and effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• High professional and ethical standards, with a commitment to confidentiality and regulatory integrity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel for data analysis, Word for documentation, and PowerPoint for presenting findings.
• Adaptability and a proactive attitude toward learning new systems, tools, and regulatory developments.