About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,700 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across more than 37 locations around the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

The Transaction Monitoring Analyst role at Airwallex focuses on handling transaction monitoring cases across the issuing and GTPN (Global Transaction Processing Network) products. As a Senior Transaction Monitoring Analyst, you will report to our Transaction Monitoring Lead and support ANZ-based operations.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily transaction monitoring tasks to timely clear and escalate the transactions in the case management system per pre-defined TM procedure

• Conduct transaction screening tasks to timely clear and escalate the transactions in the Airwallex system per pre-defined screening procedur e

• Participate in various AML-related projects and initiatives to help drive operational excellence and overall efficiency

• Understanding of AML regulatory regulations and regulations from card schemes

• Proactively stay up-to-date with AML-related news and regulatory developments, improve the knowledge base of AML and sanctions within the team and assist with the development of in-house expertise

• Complete other work related to transaction monitoring operations or assigned by the Transaction Monitoring Lead

• Coordinate with issuing and acquiring related initiatives

• Actively handle issuing investigations in a timely manner

• Perform a holistic review for post-monitoring alerts

• Escalate issuing accidents in a timely manner with proper solving suggestions

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with 3 – 5 years of relevant AML and sanctions experience in fintech, financial services, litigation or regulatory environment

• Familiarity with typical money laundering schemes, sanctions compliance, general or risk-based compliance, risk management, and other financial crime compliance.

• Having substantial hands-on experience in the following areas is a plus: International, regional and local regulatory knowledge/experience, AML and OFAC risk assessment

• Process improvement initiatives (KYC, CDD, etc.)

• Policy & procedure development (black/white list maintenance; STR writing/review, etc.)

• Alert clearing and investigations - common AML typology analysis - vendor solutions in KYC, transaction monitoring, case management or sanction compliance

• Strong data analytical skills including but not limited to advanced Google Sheets/Scripts and SQL is a huge plus, though not required

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.