Transaction Monitoring Analyst (Quality Control/QC)

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Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We're helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we're developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future. As a member of the Huron corporate team, you'll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron's collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results. Join our team and create your future. This is an evergreen opportunity used to connect with future talent. We review applications regularly, but it is not a currently open role. Huron is building a Talent Pool of Financial Crime specialists to support future projects within our expanding Belfast-based delivery centre. By joining our Talent Pool, you'll be first in line when new projects go live, enabling faster interview cycles and earlier access to consulting opportunities within Huron's growing Financial Crimes capability. If you want to be part of a high-performing team delivering impactful compliance and regulatory work for global clients-and prefer to engage ahead of live requisitions-this Talent Pool is an ideal entry point. Your Role: Transaction Monitoring Quality Control Analyst You will be aligned to projects providing second-line quality review, escalation handling, and subject‑matter oversight across L1 and L2 Transaction Monitoring activities. You will ensure investigative quality, consistency, and regulatory adherence, while also contributing to alert design, rule refinement, and continuous improvement of monitoring frameworks. While the scope of each project may be different, your duties & responsibilities may include: Conducting/leading investigations in potentially high-risk and/or complex activity involving international money movements (e.g., wires, correspondent banking, nested account, trade finance, high-net worth individual transactions, politically exposed persons, and potential sanctions evasion). Managing investigation/case workbench and productivity to ensure adherence to SLAs and suspicious activity reporting requirements. Conducting thorough reviews of transactional histories for flagged accounts, taking appropriate actions, and refining rules as necessary Serving as an escalation point for complex transaction alerts Defining and implementing new transaction monitoring alerts for enhanced detection Reviewing repeated or pattern-based alerts requiring deeper analysis. As required, performing deeper analysis into transactions, customers, related account owners and/or businesses, ownership structure, ultimate beneficial owners to determine legitimacy of reviewed activity. Preparing investigation results, document evidence, capture appropriate documentation, and draft clear and narratives to support rationale for case closure or suspicious activity/transaction reporting (SAR/STR). Preparing SAR/STR recommendation narratives, as appropriate. Identifying opportunities to streamline or improve current processes Analysing complex cross border payment structures, nested accounts, and potential money laundering schemes. Providing subject matter expertise on correspondent banking typologies. Performing quality control for the broader team Collaborating with, sharing knowledge and expertise, and assisting peers and managers, ensuring production expectations at the individual, team, and project levels are met and maintained. Providing feedback to L1 on recurring issues or training needs. The Profile We're Looking For: A Quality Control Specialist We are looking for candidates who combine strong investigative capability with deep quality assurance expertise and the ability to oversee complex financial crime risks. Required background typically includes: Strong educational background - Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Forensic Accounting, Criminal Justice, Legal or STEM subject a plus. Prior experience in a Quality Control or Quality Assurance function within AML/KYC/EDD operations, with a strong understanding of review frameworks, error typologies, and root cause analysis to ensure consistent adherence to regulatory and internal quality standards. Strong investigative skills and track record of conducting anti-money laundering and financial crimes investigations involving potentially high-risk customers and activity, cross-border typologies, out-of-profile patterns, fraud, and other suspicious behaviours. Experience in Private Banking and/or Corporate Banking would be desirable. Experience reviewing AML system-generated alerts and scenarios and conducting holistic accou

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