Senior Monitoring Specialist

cITY
Vilnius, Lithuania
Category
AML
Job Level
Mid-Level
Employment Type
Full time

Job description

Valyuz is an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorized and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania, operating within the European Union. We bridge the gap between traditional banking and the dynamic needs of modern businesses, offering tailored payment solutions and alternative banking services for high-growth companies worldwide.


We specialize in supporting industries like gaming, technology service providers, affiliate marketing, and other related business sectors where reliable and flexible financial services are crucial.


Our Core Services:


  • Multi-Currency IBANs: assign dedicated IBANs under your company name or leverage Valyuz's aggregate account structure for flexible payment reception;
  • Global Payments: send SEPA and SWIFT payments in multiple currencies, streamlining international transactions;
  • Foreign Exchange: access competitive currency exchange rates to optimize your financial operations;
  • Player Funds Management: securely safeguard your customers' funds with dedicated accounts;
  • Mass Payment Automation: pay multiple recipients efficiently and seamlessly through our online platform;
  • Enhanced Account Control: implement multi-signature authorization for enhanced security and control over account activity.


Why work with us?


  • Annual Employee Bonus Plan;
  • Annual health insurance contribution: Received from the first day of employment;
  • Monthly contribution to sport or wellness activities: 75% compensation of 50 Eur/month;
  • Onsite facilities - beverages delivered to the office of your own choice;
  • Flexible (hybrid) workplace;
  • Flexible working hours;
  • Microsoft Office Package to share;
  • Active social life activities and company events - Summer party, Christmas party;
  • Christmas presents, Birthday presents;
  • Studies & Courses assistance: Up to 3000 Eur;
  • Opportunity to learn and grow together with our growing company;
  • Opportunity to experience a unique cultural environment with a "Family feel".


Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

  • Performance of daily AML Compliance operations in transactions monitoring and daily screening activities;
  • Management of cases related to daily screening as well as real-time (online) or retrospective (post) transaction monitoring, or combination of both, based on the workload:
  • full scale management of alerts / cases;
  • review and full analysis of alerts triggered by suspicious patterns, dubious transfers, transactions and etc.;
  • preparation and submission of UARs triggered by daily screening or / and transaction monitoring process or any other red flags;
  • escalation of cases to Monitoring Team Lead / MLRO in case of ambiguous situations, potential suspicious activity, etc. identified during daily screening or / and transaction monitoring process.
  • Participation in integration and management of automated screening and transaction monitoring process:
  • participation in automation and supervision of deployment of screening and transaction monitoring process in order to ensure holistic review of a customer’s activity;
  • participation in development, integration and administration of ordinary to individually customized rules / scenarios;
  • participation in minimization of false positives by tuning the rules / scenarios and developing dynamic customer segmentation;
  • participation in testing / simulation / updates / assessment of the impact of new rules / scenarios in the platform’s sandbox simulator before their integration in production environment.
  • Maintenance of contact with Customer Success and Relationship Management department responsible for obtainment of information about customers’ activity;
  • Preparation / assistance with preparation of standard and ad-hoc reports according to internal guidelines, tools and dashboards;
  • Assistance with / preparation of new screening and transaction monitoring processes and procedures;
  • Assistance with ad-hoc tasks as instructed by the senior management;
  • Proactive participation in various projects and supporting our group companies by providing them AML related services;
  • Participation in other AML, transaction monitoring, and financial crime projects and initiatives as required;
  • Defining and managing data sourcing and data quality processes for daily screening and transaction monitoring, working with relevant stakeholders to review data quality issues and agree on remediation priorities.

Job requirements

We expect that you have:

  • Higher Education;
  • Work experience – at least 2 (two) years in Compliance/AML/KYC in a financial institution;
  • Technical knowledge of sanctions screening and transactions monitoring, and market/industry review for strategy formulation;
  • Experience with financial crime, and specifically sanctions screening and transaction monitoring;
  • Attention to detail, organized approach and strong problem solving/facilitation abilities;
  • Strong time management, work organization and multi-tasking skills;
  • Excellent communication and relationship skills;
  • Effective Internet and research skills and usage of third-party tools;