Transaction Monitoring Analyst (L1 Alerts) Onsite

As a member of our Financial Crimes Service Team, you will be aligned to a project conducting first-line review and triage of transaction monitoring and screening alerts, helping clients manage alert volumes efficiently while maintaining strong regulatory standards. You will work within defined procedures to identify false positives, escalate genuine risks, and ensure alerts are handled accurately, consistently, and in line with client expectations. While the scope of each project may be different, your duties & responsibilities may include:

• Perform first-level review of AML alerts to identify false positives and escalate genuine concerns for further investigation.
• Managing multiple queues of account screening and real-time transaction screening alerts.
• Conduct initial triage of transaction monitoring alerts.
• Review basic customer account and due diligence information using internal systems and due diligence documentation.
• Review alerted transactions and patterns and analyses for red flags.
• Perform due diligence research using commercial databases and online open-source information.
• Document rationale for clearing or escalating alerts.
• Maintain high productivity while meeting quality standards.
• Conducting thorough reviews of transactional histories for flagged accounts
• Document recipient interactions, any recipient issues or complaints, and outcomes immediately in LOCS.
• Escalate significant red flags or concerns identified to senior team members, as appropriate.
• Identify and escalate red flags indicative of financial crime or compliance vulnerabilities, contributing to the development of effective mitigation strategies.

Do you have experience in Transaction monitoring?, We are looking for candidates who combine investigative rigor with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. Required background includes:

• Strong educational background, Degree in Finance, Legal, STEM a plus.
• 2+ years’ experience in Transaction Monitoring, with a proven record of conducting detailed investigations into high-risk financial activities, identifying potential patterns of money laundering, fraud and other suspicious activities.
• Experience in reviewing alerts, analyzing transaction data, and identifying red flags associated with suspicious activity
• Experience working with banks, payment processors, and/or FinTech’s either directly or working for a 3rd party providing consulting/outsourced services to these institutions.
• Strong understanding of the compliance and regulatory frameworks that apply to financial institutions regarding AML.
• Familiarity with transaction monitoring systems.
• Understanding of Financial crime guide / industry standards.
• Understanding of suspicious activity identification and reporting regulatory requirements in the U.S., UK, and EU (e.g., Bank Secrecy Act, MLR 2017, Proceeds of Crime Act, Anti-Money Laundering Directives, EU country level requirements, etc.) Experience reviewing international and cross-border payment activity (e.g., wires, correspondent banking transactions, electronic payments, etc.)
• Experience reviewing consumer and business transactions including cash activity, mobile payments, online payments, etc.
• Very strong attention to detail and capable of analytical thinking
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of seniority.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with good relationship building and engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.

As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.

Join our team and create your future.

Huron is building a Talent Pool of Financial Crime specialists to support future projects with our client based in Jacksonville, Fl. By joining our Talent Pool, you’ll be first in line when new projects go live, enabling faster interview cycles and earlier access to consulting opportunities within Huron’s growing Financial Crimes capability.