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????️ We’re Hiring: Fraud Analyst | Anti-Money Laundering Specialist???? Employment Type: Full-Time???? Level: Mid-Level to Senior We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Fraud Analyst | Anti-Money Laundering Specialist to identify, investigate, and prevent fraudulent and potentially suspicious financial activities. The ideal candidate will combine fraud detection, transaction monitoring, AML compliance, investigative analysis, and risk assessment skills to protect the organization from financial crime and regulatory risks.???? Key Responsibilities• Monitor financial transactions and customer activities for unusual, suspicious, or potentially fraudulent behavior.• Analyze transaction patterns, customer profiles, account activity, and behavioral indicators to identify potential risks.• Review fraud alerts, AML alerts, unusual activity reports, and transaction-monitoring cases.• Conduct detailed investigations into suspected fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial-crime activities.• Perform customer and transaction risk assessments based on established risk indicators and internal policies.• Investigate suspicious transactions, account activity, payment patterns, and potentially fraudulent relationships.• Identify emerging fraud trends, typologies, schemes, and suspicious behavioral patterns.• Perform enhanced due diligence on higher-risk customers, accounts, transactions, or business relationships.• Review KYC information and supporting documentation to identify inconsistencies, gaps, or potential red flags.• Conduct customer screening against sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, and other relevant risk databases.• Escalate suspicious activities and high-risk cases according to internal AML and fraud procedures.• Prepare clear and well-supported investigation reports, case summaries, and escalation documentation.• Maintain accurate records of investigations, alerts, decisions, supporting evidence, and case outcomes.• Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, Customer Service, Payments, and other relevant teams.• Support the preparation and submission of suspicious transaction or suspicious activity reports where required by applicable regulations.• Analyze historical cases to identify recurring fraud patterns and improve detection strategies.• Review false-positive alerts and recommend improvements to transaction-monitoring rules and investigation processes.• Assist in developing fraud detection scenarios, AML monitoring rules, risk indicators, and investigative procedures.• Conduct root-cause analysis of fraud incidents and recommend preventive controls.• Monitor developments in financial-crime risks, fraud techniques, regulatory expectations, and industry practices.• Support internal audits, compliance reviews, regulatory examinations, and financial-crime risk assessments.• Maintain confidentiality and ensure sensitive customer and investigation information is handled appropriately.• Prepare management reports covering fraud trends, AML alerts, investigation volumes, risk exposure, and case outcomes.• Assist in improving automated fraud and AML monitoring systems through data analysis and feedback.• Participate in fraud-prevention, AML, KYC, and financial-crime risk-management projects.• Provide recommendations to strengthen internal controls and reduce exposure to fraud and money-laundering risks.✅ Requirements• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Law, Risk Management, Criminal Justice, or a related field.• Previous experience in fraud analysis, AML, financial crime, compliance, transaction monitoring, investigations, or risk management.• Strong understanding of AML, KYC, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, and financial-crime risk concepts.• Knowledge of common fraud typologies, money-laundering methods, transaction risks, and suspicious activity indicators.• Experience reviewing and investigating transaction-monitoring or fraud alerts.• Strong analytical and investigative skills with excellent attention to detail.• Ability to identify unusual transaction patterns and connect multiple risk indicators.• Strong understanding of customer risk assessment and transaction-risk methodologies.• Experience with sanctions, PEP, adverse-media, and watchlist screening processes.• Familiarity with applicable AML/CTF laws, regulatory requirements, and financial-crime compliance standards.• Experience with transaction-monitoring, fraud-detection, case-management, or compliance systems is preferred.• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and ability to analyze large volumes of transactional data.• Knowledge of SQL, Python, Power BI, or other analytical tools is an advantage.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.• Ability to produce accurate, objective, and well-documented investigation reports.• Strong judgment and decision-making skills when evaluating suspicious activities.• Ability to manage multiple investigations and prioritize high-risk cases effectively.• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.• High level of integrity, discretion, confidentiality, and professional ethics.• Professional certifications such as CAMS, CFE, CFCS, ICA, or equivalent are highly advantageous.???? What We Offer• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits.• Professional training in fraud prevention, AML, KYC, and financial-crime investigations.• Exposure to complex fraud cases and sophisticated financial-crime risk scenarios.• Opportunities to work with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Finance, and Operations teams.• Access to modern fraud-detection, transaction-monitoring, and analytical technologies.• Support for professional certifications such as CAMS, CFE, CFCS, and related qualifications.• Opportunities to participate in financial-crime prevention and compliance improvement projects.• Continuous learning about emerging fraud trends, AML risks, and regulatory developments.• Recognition for effective investigations, risk identification, and fraud-prevention initiatives.• Opportunities to develop expertise in fraud analytics, AML compliance, and financial-crime risk management.• Career progression toward Senior Fraud Analyst, AML Manager, Financial Crime Manager, Compliance Manager, or Financial Crime Risk roles.

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