Screening and Escalations Senior Payment Analyst

About the role

The Screening and Escalations Senior Payment Analyst will join the Financial Crime Operations team to oversee and investigate system-generated payment screening alerts. This role acts as a subject matter expert for payment screening, ensuring compliance with AML regulations and protecting the integrity of financial systems. The analyst will provide guidance to team members, engage with clients, and make informed decisions regarding financial crime risks.

Responsibilities

• Analysing and investigating system-generated alerts related to payment screening.
• Analysing transactions to identify suspicious activities and potential money laundering risks.
• Assessing internal and external intelligence to identify financial crime risk and escalate as appropriate.
• Raising internal Suspicious Activity Reports (iSARs) where relevant.
• Acting as a first point of escalation for Payment Screening Analysts.
• Managing escalations and senior management conversations in both first and second lines of defence.
• Allocating tasks, assisting in oversight and prioritisation to ensure any deadlines are met.
• Maintaining detailed records of investigations and ensuring timely resolution of cases.

Required skills

• AML
• Financial crime investigations
• Sanctions typologies
• Payment screening
• Data analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Microsoft Office Suite

Nice to have

• Money remittance
• Electronic money
• Cryptocurrency

Qualifications

• Experience in AML, financial crime investigations, or a related field

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave
• Holiday buy/sell scheme
• Work abroad flexibility
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Private healthcare
• Discounted dental cover
• Enhanced family-friendly leave
• Personal development budgets

About the Company

ClearBank is a tech-bank focused on making banking infrastructure faster, safer, more reliable, and easier to access. The company prioritises trust, autonomy, and transparency, and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.