Transaction Monitoring Business Analyst

For our banking client in Zurich, we are looking for a

Business Analyst - AML, Transaction Monitoring

Start: ASAP

Duration: 6months +

Location:Zurich

OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS AREA/PROJECT:

The Global Transaction Surveillance Programme has been formed to enhance the Transaction Monitoring capabilities through the upgrading and global rollout of a strategic Transaction Monitoring platform, Mantas v8, requiring the validation & verification of client and transaction data feeds supported by an overarching governance framework to ensure future data quality and completeness. Additionally the need to remediate historical data integrity and system effectiveness finding, the implementation of new customer segmentation and deployment of scenarios to mitigate AML risks bringing the transaction monitoring environment up to industry standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The business analysts will be required to:

- Work closely with Business, Technology and Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) SMEs to determine and document requirements, perform gap analysis on existing platforms and prioritise issues that require remediation
- Think strategically about programme scope, approach and deliverables
- Work with the Transaction Monitoring Project Managers and FCC SMEs to develop the target transaction Monitoring design
- Work closely with technology to convey and interpret requirements, analyse and evaluate data needed to meet the requirements and test all developments
- Support Transaction Monitoring Project Managers in all relevant project forums, including steering committees
- Lead and/or contribute to project working groups
- Support the Transaction Monitoring Project Managers on the day-to-day management of the project as necessary

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

ESSENTIAL:

- Track record of working as a Business Analyst in a bank/financial sector
- Data analysis and mapping knowledge
- Excellent writing, analytical, research and communication skills and be able to multi-task and complete projects on time is essential
- Excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels of the organization
- Broad knowledge of financial crime regulatory regime and requirements is highly desirable
- Fluent English language knowledge

DESIRED:

- Process mapping and requirements definition knowledge
- Working knowledge of AML Transaction Monitoring
- Diploma/Certificate in AML

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.