AML TRANSACTION MONITORING SPECIALIST AT PAYSTACK

About Company:

Paystack is a technology company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses. Paystack's mission is to help merchants in Africa get paid by anyone, anywhere in the world. Over 9,000 of some of the best businesses in Nigeria use Paystack’s modern payments gateway, including MTN, Taxify, Domino’s Pizza, Smile Communications, Opera, God is Good Motors, Axa Mansard Insurance, and many others.

Job Description:

Transaction Monitoring:

• Conduct AML related risk assessments and collaborate with cross functional teams to design and enhance AML transaction monitoring rules and develop effective monitoring systems alerts.
• Manage a queue of complex alerts, conducting comprehensive investigations into potentially suspicious activity by analysing transactional data and reviewing all related merchant information.
• Analyze transaction patterns, customer profiles, and historical activity to determine legitimacy.

Investigation & Analysis:

• Conduct detailed investigations on flagged transactions.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and potential typologies associated with money laundering or other financial crimes.
• Leverage data tools like SQL and Excel to analyse transactional data, identify emerging money laundering typologies, and flag these trends for risk mitigation.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Document findings clearly and concisely with supporting evidence.
• Prepare detailed investigation narratives and draft Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and other required filings in line with financial intelligence units across our operational jurisdictions.
• Escalate cases as appropriate and assist in the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
• Accurately document all investigation findings, including the evidence gathered and the rationale for your conclusions, ensuring all case files are complete and ready for regulatory review.
• Prepare management and board reports on suspicious transactions activities providing insight to the current AML risk landscape.

Compliance & Risk Assessment:

• Collaborate with other compliance teams to ensure procedures are aligned with current AML laws and industry best practices.
• Participate in risk assessments related to products, customer behavior and transaction activity.

System Support:

• Partner with Product and Engineering teams by providing direct feedback on financial crime trends and rule performance to help refine and strengthen our detection and monitoring systems.
• Provide feedback to improve alert quality and reduce false positives.
• Assist in tuning and testing transaction monitoring systems and rules.

Training & Collaboration:

• Participate in ongoing training and stay up to date on AML regulations and typologies.
• Work closely with other Risk and Compliance teams such as Compliance Reviews, Fraud. And other cross functional team Legal, Product, Engineering as needed.
• Liaise with the financial intelligence units and law enforcement.

Requirements:

• Have 4+ years of experience in an AML/CFT compliance role focused on financial crime investigations and regulatory reporting.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, including the reporting requirements and guidelines of the FIU and Regulators.
• Are proficient with data analysis tools, particularly SQL and Excel, and can leverage them to investigate complex financial data.
• Exhibit excellent investigative and problem-solving skills, with a high level of curiosity and meticulous attention to detail.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively, especially through precise and detailed written narratives for investigation files and regulatory reports.
• Are proactive and can manage a caseload independently, taking the initiative to see investigations through to completion.

Salary

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