Senior Operation Analyst - Transaction Monitoring & SWIFT Screening (NAM Portugal)
Finance, Banking & Legal · Legal Services · Compliance & Regulatory
In short
Responsibilities
- Lead the investigation of complex, high-risk, and escalated transaction monitoring alerts.
- Review and validate case dispositions made by junior analysts.
- Identify sophisticated financial crime typologies.
- Act as the primary escalation point for junior analysts.
- Recommend new detection scenarios or rule enhancements.
- Perform retrospective transaction reviews and lookback exercises.
- Oversee the end-to-end SWIFT screening process.
- Make final disposition decisions on escalated screening alerts.
- Conduct periodic reviews of screening system performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analysis, or equivalent (a plus).
- English spoken and written (professional level) - mandatory.
- Strong knowledge of Transfer Agency activities.
- Relevant experience in AML, Transaction Monitoring, and/or Sanctions Screening (4 to 7 years in a similar position).
- Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft tools suite.
- Comfort working in technology-driven environments and across multiple systems.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to document findings clearly, accurately, and in an auditable/defensible manner.
- High standards of integrity, confidentiality, and ethical conduct.
- Good understanding of company structures, investment vehicles (e.g., UCITS/AIFs), and the asset management environment.
- Team-oriented, flexible, and able to work autonomously.
- Proactive and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.
Desired Qualifications
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to make sound, well-documented decisions under pressure.
- Expert-level analytical and investigative skills with the ability to handle complex, multi-jurisdictional cases.
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with a team-oriented mindset.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Deep knowledge of financial crime typologies, red flags, and emerging threats.
- Strong understanding of correspondent banking, trade finance, and cross-border payment flows.
- Ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements.
- High level of personal integrity and professional ethics.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Opportunity to role model organizational values and abide by the Code of Conduct.
- Focus on delivering fair customer outcomes.
- Protect the integrity of the markets.
- Opportunity to support Registration team in onboarding new clients.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of monitoring and screening systems.
- Inclusive workplace.
Skills
About Nordea
We are a universal bank with a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies – enabling dreams and aspirations for a greater good. Every day, we work to support our customers’ financial development, delivering best-in-class omnichannel customer experiences and driving sustainable change. We are a full-service universal bank and the third largest corporation in the Nordic region and one of the top 10 financial services companies in Europe based on market capitalisation. We are present in 17 countries, including our four Nordic home markets which together constitute the 10th…
Company
NordeaJob Posted
1 week ago
Expires
in 1 month
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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