Transaction Monitoring Senior Investigator

You will be responsible for performing complex Transaction Monitoring (TM) investigations covering money laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion.  As a subject matter expert, you will also provide quality checking, coaching and support for teammates, helping them to develop and grow, whilst helping the Team Leader to ensure high quality output from the team.

Working on your own alerts and cases and supporting others investigators in the team, you will:

• Perform risk-based investigations on complex transaction monitoring alerts and cases, identifying activity that could be indicative of money laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion, following ING’s Global Standard TM Investigation Process and Procedures. 

• Analyse customer and transaction information to assess whether alerted activity is or is not normal in the context of what is known about the customer and who they are transacting with, conducting additional background research as appropriate.
• Within the ING procedural framework, use your own judgement based on your knowledge and experience to make risk based decisions as to what is or is not normal and therefore whether to refer the alert or case for further investigation and reporting to authorities.
• Document your investigations thoroughly and according to ING standards, by recording the details of the alert, the data you have considered, the basis of your conclusion and any evidence you have gathered that supports your conclusion. 
• Maintain your primary focus on the quality and effectiveness of investigation, whilst also ensuring that your work and that of those you assist is completed in a timely fashion. 

You will also:

• Develop expert understanding of ING process and procedures.
• Have expert knowledge of how to identify, analyse and understand money laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion “red flags” and typologies, as well as strong understanding of regulations and industry leading practices in conducting TM investigations. 
• Consult and collaborate with colleagues to develop your own investigations and to help others with theirs, adopting and sharing best practice, techniques and knowledge over time, with a focus on driving continuous improvement in both your own investigations and that of the broader team.
• Strive to learn and help your colleagues to learn continuously, giving and taking feedback constructively, participating actively in team continuous learning and development initiatives and training.
• Conduct Quality Checks (QC) in a timely fashion on the output of other team members, following ING QC process and procedures, as required by the Team Lead.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Minimum 3-5 years of total work experience with a minimum of 18-36 months experience in TM investigations, preferably in reputable financial services organisations.
• Expert understanding of how money laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion are executed, why, the differences between them and their impacts.
• Expert skills in conducting effective TM investigations, including in data and transaction analysis, research and documentation.
• Developed understanding of the global financial system and banking as well as the regulatory environment and the impacts of non-compliance. 
• Fluent English, reading and writing.
• Professional certification (CAMS, CFE, ICA or equivalent) is a plus.