Transaction Monitoring Business Analyst (SQL)

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we act as an extension of our clients' recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.

Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Transaction Monitoring Business Analyst (SQL) for a 12 Months contract based in London, Manchester or Edinburgh (2 per week in the office)

Purpose of the Role:

As Transaction Monitoring Business Analyst (SQL) you will focus on identifies financial crime risk, meets regulatory expectations, and delivers measurable improvements in alert quality and risk coverage. You will work closely with AML Subject Matter Experts, data and modelling teams, technology partners, and compliance stakeholders.

Responsibilities of the role:

As a Transaction Monitoring Business Analyst (SQL) you will be responsible for:

• Translate AML risk typologies and regulatory requirements into clear functional and data requirements for a machine-learning-based transaction monitoring solutions.
• Elicit, document, and manage business, regulatory, and operational requirements across the end-to-end monitoring life cycle, including future-state process design.
• Work closely with data engineers and modelling teams to confirm data availability, data quality, feature mapping, and model readiness; validate that model outputs align with financial crime risk indicators.
• Support the design of end-to-end workflows from data ingestion through scoring, alerting, and case management.
• Contribute to UAT, scenario walkthroughs, and model validation, ensuring outcomes meet regulatory expectations for explainability, transparency, and bias management.
• Facilitate workshops and playback sessions, translate technical concepts into business-friendly language, and support training, communications, and post-go-live refinement.

What we require from the candidate:

• Strong AML/Transaction Monitoring experience, with a deep understanding of financial crime risk and alerting frameworks.
• Hands-on data capability, including strong SQL skills and the ability to independently extract and analyse transaction and customer data.
• Experience delivering analytics, AI, or machine-learning solutions.
• Business analysis background, with proven experience defining scope and writing high-quality requirements in complex change programmes.
• Agile delivery experience, comfortable working in fast-paced, multi-stream environments.
• Excellent communication skills.

Next steps

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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