AML Transaction Monitoring Analyst

About this role

Investigate transaction-monitoring alerts and suspicious activity to help prevent, detect, and report financial crime. The role also supports improvements to monitoring systems, regulatory reporting, sanctions and embargo implementation, and financial-security awareness.

About the company

Wave provides financial software solutions tailored for small businesses, focusing on simplifying accounting, invoicing, and payment processing. Their user-friendly platform helps entrepreneurs manage their finances efficiently, promoting business growth.

What you'll do

• Investigate alerts from the AML transaction-monitoring system and suspicious transactions or activities
• Help improve alerts by reducing false positives and prioritizing suspicious activity
• Review reports prepared by other analysts and identify monitoring-system weaknesses
• Prepare suspicious transaction reports and contribute to financial-security reporting and decision-maker dashboards
• Support implementation of regulator-issued embargo restrictions
• Gather information requested by law enforcement and financial intelligence authorities
• Contribute to financial-security awareness and training

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT, finance, criminology, risk management, or a relevant field
• At least 3 years of AML transaction-monitoring and/or sanctions-screening experience at a financial institution
• Fluent spoken and written French and English
• Knowledge of AML/CFT risks and UEMOA financial-security regulations
• Work authorization in Senegal

Nice to have

• ACAMS or another compliance certification
• Fluency in Wolof and another local language

Benefits

• Health insurance for employees and dependents
• 26 weeks of maternity leave and 4 weeks of paternity leave
• Subsidized childcare when returning to work
• Subsidized gym memberships and fitness classes
• Airtime reimbursement
• Free food