Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Specialist
Posted 2 weeks ago by Data Inc
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Specialist will support a leading UK bank's Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring team during the implementation of a new system designed to detect AML and Fraud activities. This role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance detection rules, optimize system performance, and provide training to internal staff. The position is hybrid, requiring three days on-site in Leeds, and is set to start in January 2026. The specialist will also be responsible for documenting processes and producing analytical reports on alert trends and system effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with AML, Fraud, and Data teams to enhance and optimise detection rules
- Support rule design, testing, and tuning across system releases
- Analyse data to improve alert accuracy and system performance
- Produce reports on alert volumes, trends, and system effectiveness
- Document rule logic, data sources, and changes for operational continuity
- Deliver knowledge transfer and training to internal staff to build long-term capability
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in Financial Crime AML and Anti-Fraud rule design and optimisation
- Skilled in data analysis, SQL, and working with large datasets
- Able to interpret complex data and present findings clearly
- Excellent communication skills and experience in training or upskilling team members
- Knowledge of current Financial Crime risk and mitigation strategies
- Preferred: Experience with ACI Proactive Risk Management system
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Specialist (AML & Fraud)
Overview
A leading UK bank/building society is seeking specialist support for its Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring (TM) team as part of the implementation of a new TM system. The system will ingest data across the bank and generate alerts related to AML and Fraud. This is a time-sensitive requirement to support rule design, optimisation, and knowledge transfer for internal capability build.
Engagement Details
Location: Leeds (hybrid, 3 days)
Number of resources: 2
Start: January 2026
Role Responsibilities
- Collaborate with AML, Fraud, and Data teams to enhance and optimise detection rules
- Support rule design, testing, and tuning across system releases
- Analyse data to improve alert accuracy and system performance
- Produce reports on alert volumes, trends, and system effectiveness
- Document rule logic, data sources, and changes for operational continuity
- Deliver knowledge transfer and training to internal staff to build long-term capability
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in Financial Crime AML and Anti-Fraud rule design and optimisation
- Skilled in data analysis, SQL, and working with large datasets
- Able to interpret complex data and present findings clearly
- Excellent communication skills and experience in training or upskilling team members
- Knowledge of current Financial Crime risk and mitigation strategies
Preferred:
- Experience with ACI Proactive Risk Management system