Transaction Monitoring Analyst - Financial Services

Transaction Monitoring Analytics (10-16 yrs)

Job Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Transaction Monitoring Analyst with strong analytical skills and experience in Power BI, SQL, and Python. The role involves analyzing transactional data to detect suspicious activities, building dashboards, and supporting compliance and risk teams in identifying anomalies and trends.

Key Responsibilities:

- Monitor and analyze large volumes of transactional data to identify unusual patterns or suspicious activities

- Develop and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI

- Write complex queries using SQL for data extraction, transformation, and analysis

- Use Python for data analysis, automation, and building analytical models

- Collaborate with compliance, fraud risk, and AML teams to improve monitoring rules and scenarios

- Perform data validation, cleansing, and reconciliation to ensure data accuracy

- Generate insights and reports for stakeholders and senior management

- Support investigations by providing data-driven insights and visualizations

-Continuously enhance monitoring frameworks using analytics and automation

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- Degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or related field

- 2-6 years of experience in transaction monitoring, fraud analytics, or AML domain

- Strong hands-on experience with Power BI (dashboard creation, DAX, data modeling)

- Proficiency in SQL (joins, subqueries, performance tuning)

- Experience with Python (Pandas, NumPy, data visualization libraries)

- Good understanding of transaction monitoring systems and AML frameworks

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in banking, fintech, or financial services

- Knowledge of AML regulations and compliance standards

- Familiarity with tools like SAS, Tableau, or other analytics platforms