Hybrid Senior AML Transaction Monitoring Specialist

at QCP

• Job title: Senior AML Transaction Monitoring Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the role

• Senior AML Transaction Monitoring Specialist monitoring transactions to identify suspicious patterns. Engaging with internal stakeholders and ensuring regulatory compliance in cryptocurrency transactions.

Responsibilities

• Review of transaction monitoring alerts to identify potential suspicious patterns, anomalies, or high-risk behaviors
• Assess customer profiles and behaviour to determine if further investigation is required.
• Identify potential risks associated with the business relationship and escalate any red flags or concerns
• Work closely with all relevant internal stakeholders and ensure that there is effective communication with these parties, including L2 Compliance, BD, Legal, Operations, etc.
• Engage client and internal stakeholders in a timely and professional manner, to facilitate the collection of relevant documents/information in accordance with regulations and requirements
• Ensure that reviews and conducted in a timely manner within Service Level Agreement
• Ensure completeness of necessary data and maintain an accurate record of all investigations
• Attend to ad-hoc requests that may arise as a result of alerts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Finance, Business Administration or an industry-related field
• Possesses at least 4-8 years of experience in AML/CTF transaction monitoring and/or fraud investigations, preferably in a fintech or cryptocurrency company.
• Proven experience in transaction monitoring processes – the ability to understand and review alerts, handle queries to clients (RFIs), filing suspicious transactions reports
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of cryptocurrency, blockchain and regulations across jurisdictions is highly preferred
• Experience in Transaction Monitoring (fiat and on-chain monitoring) and familiarity with Sumsub, Chainalysis and/or Elliptic will be a bonus
• Excellent organizational, time management skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• **The Environment We Offer:**
• As a growing firm with a tight knit community, we respect and listen to all our employees. You will be given the opportunity to make an impact by having your voice heard by everyone, including our senior management team.
• Our employees enjoy a high level of autonomy at work. We focus on substance, not form – we believe in recognising and rewarding individuals for their contributions to our organisation objectives. This means empowering individuals to drive change with accountability. We are dedicated to supporting our staff and ensuring they develop holistically to maximize their potential in their long-term careers with us.