AML Operations PEP Analyst

Barclays•Henderson, NV

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Play a Key Role in Safeguarding Our Financial System – Bring your curiosity, judgement, and AML experience to help us stay ahead of emerging risks. Step into this critical role as an AML Operations PEP Analyst, where you will help strengthen our Transaction Monitoring capabilities and support the investigation and reporting of suspicious activity to the NCA when required. In this position, you'll contribute to the day‑to‑day monitoring activity by reviewing customer behaviour, reviewing transactions, and applying your AML knowledge to identify potential risks and regulatory concerns. You will oversee alerts and issues arising from monitoring tests, ensuring each case is thoroughly investigated and resolved. Collaboration will be central to your work as you partner with teams across the bank to align and enhance monitoring processes, while also identifying opportunities to refine our approach and recommending meaningful improvements. You'll help shape and implement monitoring procedures that reinforce operational efficiency, stay attuned to industry developments to embed best practice, and participate in wider strategies designed to elevate the effectiveness of our Transaction Monitoring framework.

Requirements

AML experience
Investigative skills
Time and resource allocation skills
Attention to detail, and understands the importance of accuracy
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Knowledge of PEP risk and red flags
Risk and controls
Change and transformation
Business acumen
Strategic thinking
Digital and technology
Job-specific technical skills

Nice To Haves

Compliance, Audit, Risk, Fraud, or related experience is a plus
ACAMS certification preferred

Responsibilities

Support with day-to-day Transaction Monitoring initiatives including, reviewing, investigating and reporting through AML expertise.
Execution of monitoring checks on customers, transactions, and other activities to identify potential risks and comply with regulatory requirements.
Management of issues and alerts arising from transition monitoring tests, including the investigation and resolution of each incident.
Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate Transaction Monitoring processes.
Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations for change in Transaction Monitoring processes.
Development and implementation of Transaction Monitoring procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in Transaction Monitoring Services.
Participation in projects and initiatives to improve Transaction Monitoring efficiency and effectiveness.
Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
Develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
Partner with other functions and business areas.
Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to.
Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
Play a Key Role in Safeguarding Our Financial System – Bring your curiosity, judgement, and AML experience to help us stay ahead of emerging risks.
Strengthen our Transaction Monitoring capabilities and support the investigation and reporting of suspicious activity to the NCA when required.
Contribute to the day‑to‑day monitoring activity by reviewing customer behaviour, reviewing transactions, and applying your AML knowledge to identify potential risks and regulatory concerns.
Oversee alerts and issues arising from monitoring tests, ensuring each case is thoroughly investigated and resolved.
Partner with teams across the bank to align and enhance monitoring processes.
Identify opportunities to refine our approach and recommending meaningful improvements.
Help shape and implement monitoring procedures that reinforce operational efficiency.
Stay attuned to industry developments to embed best practice.
Participate in wider strategies designed to elevate the effectiveness of our Transaction Monitoring framework.