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AML Investigation Analyst
About this role
The position is for an AML Investigation Analyst at PalmPay in Lagos. The role supports efforts to prevent, detect, and investigate money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crime risks through activities like customer due diligence, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, investigations, and regulatory reporting. It involves verifying customer information, evaluating risk profiles, reviewing alerts, and preparing investigation reports. The job supports filing of regulatory reports such as Suspicious Transaction Reports where needed.
What you would do
- Review and verify customer information and documentation
- Conduct CDD and EDD and keep customer profiles up to date
- Perform physical verification of customers, merchants, and addresses as required
- Assess customer risk profiles including PEPs and high-risk customers
- Review transaction monitoring alerts and analyse patterns and anomalies
- Investigate flagged transactions and gather additional information as needed
- Document findings and escalate suspicious cases
- Prepare investigation reports and assist with regulatory filings
- Support the filing of STRs and other regulatory reports
- Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with AML/CFT requirements
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Law, Business Administration or related discipline
- Relevant experience in AML/CFT, compliance, transaction monitoring, CDD or financial crime investigations is an advantage
- Understanding of AML/CFT regulations, customer risk assessment and suspicious transaction reporting
- Professional certifications in AML, compliance or financial crime are an added advantage
- Strong analytical and investigative skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Good report-writing and documentation skills
- Sound judgement and problem-solving ability
- High level of integrity and confidentiality
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
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