Transactional Monitoring Analyst

The role

The Transactional Monitoring Analyst will monitor financial transactions to detect unusual or suspicious activity. This role supports risk mitigation and ensures compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

What you will do

• Monitor financial transactions to detect unusual, suspicious, or high-risk activity.
• Conduct detailed analysis of transaction patterns, behavioral trends, and system-generated alerts.
• Investigate alerts and document findings.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of risk matrices and monitoring parameters.
• Prepare internal reports for case tracking, management visibility, and regulatory reporting.
• Support due diligence team compliance reviews and control assessments.
• Coordinate with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations, and Fraud teams.
• Ensure proper case documentation aligned with internal standards and regulatory expectations.
• Identify trends and propose process improvements.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Law, or related fields.
• 1–3 years of experience in transaction monitoring, AML, compliance, or risk management.
• Familiarity with AML/CFT frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Experience working with monitoring systems and case management tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Knowledge of local and international AML regulations.
• Advanced Excel or data analysis skills.
• Advanced level of English

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech or financial services
• Experience in fintech or digital payments environments

About the company

Cobre is Latin America’s leading instant b2b payments platform. They build financial infrastructure to enable companies to move money faster, safer, and more efficiently.