Senior Associate, Transaction Monitoring Investigator

BNY Mellon; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

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At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Associate - Transaction Monitoring Investigator to join our EMEA Financial Crime Compliance team. This role is located in Manchester - hybrid.

Responsibilities

Supports day-to-day anti-money laundering (AML) compliance efforts, with a focus on transaction monitoring.

Transaction Monitoring

1. Review and investigate transaction monitoring alerts in a timely manner, ensuring adherence to processes and controls.
2. Ensure adequate records of investigations are maintained.
3. Provide support and guidance to the level one investigators.
4. Review any escalated items and if required, escalate items.
5. Promptly raise suspicious activity reports as required following investigation of alerts.
6. Assist with monitoring the effectiveness of the system and suggest system and procedural improvements.
7. Work with the business as required during the investigation process.
8. Attend meetings/workshops as required in relation to the transaction monitoring system.
9. Assist with the logging and investigation of suspicious activity reports, as they relate to alerts investigated.
10. Assist with ad-hoc projects as required.

High Risk Reviews

1. Review and investigate periodic High Risk client reviews in a timely manner, ensuring adherence to processes and controls.
2. Ensure adequate records of reviews and investigations are maintained.
3. Promptly raise suspicious activity reports as required following reviews.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

1. Knowledge of payments/funds transfers and industry payment platforms.
2. Strong analytical skills, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.
3. Experience with AML transaction surveillance systems (either automated or manual) preferred.
4. Market Surveillance & payments experience desirable.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.