Compliance Analyst

Le Meas Executive Search; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Le Meas Executive Search partners with a multinational financial services firm to hire a Compliance Analyst on a 6-month fixed-term contract in their Dublin operation. The role will manage daily screening alerts, coordinate investigations, and contribute to policy improvements.

You will work with compliance, legal, risk, projects and operations to ensure robust oversight and documentation. Requirements include a Master’s in Law/Compliance, and experience in regulatory affairs or financial crime;

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law, Compliance, or a related field.
• Professional experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, or financial crime/AML is desirable.
• French language skills are advantageous but not required.
• Methodical and analytical mindset with strong organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily alert processing from screening tools, including receipt, classification, and triage.
• Review and verify alert categorisation and coordinate with compliance on investigations and resolutions.
• Track investigation status and timelines for each alert to ensure timely completion.
• Collect and organise supporting documentation for investigations (customer files, transaction records, etc.).
• Proactively follow up on pending investigations and escalate overdue items as required.
• Document investigation outcomes and maintain clear evidence and audit trails.
• Coordinate escalation of confirmed matches to the relevant teams (compliance, legal, operations).
• Contribute to the implementation of regulatory and legal projects and enhancements to the framework.
• Verify, update, and help maintain framework policies and procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Multi-tasking

French language (written and spoken)

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Education

Master’s degree in Law/Compliance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Le Meas Executive Search are delighted to partner with a Multinational Financial Services firm to hire a Compliance Analyst on an initial 6-month fixed term contract to their Dublin operation.

About the role

We are looking for a detail‑oriented Compliance Analyst to support our regulatory and financial crime prevention framework. In this role, you will manage daily screening alerts, coordinate investigations, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our policies and procedures. You will work closely with compliance, legal, risk, projects, and operations teams to ensure robust oversight and documentation.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage daily alert processing from screening tools, including receipt, classification, and triage.
• Review and verify alert categorisation (e.g. new, false, true, pending, rejected, freeze) and coordinate with compliance on investigations and resolutions.
• Track investigation status and timelines for each alert to ensure timely completion.
• Collect and organise supporting documentation for investigations (customer files, transaction records, beneficial ownership information, etc.).
• Proactively follow up on pending investigations, send reminders, and escalation overdue items as required.
• Document investigation outcomes and maintain clear evidence and audit trails.
• Coordinate escalation of confirmed matches to the relevant teams, such as compliance, legal and operations.
• Contribute to the implementation of regulatory and legal projects and enhancements to the existing compliance framework.
• Verify, update, and help maintain framework policies, procedures, and internal documentation.
• Assist in preparing, updating, and monitoring framework contracts and supplier agreements.
• Prepare inputs for internal committees and participate in presenting or supporting committee activities.
• Support the preparation of reports for internal stakeholders and group‑level governance.
• Provide administrative and organisational support to the compliance team as needed.
• Liaise with legal, risk, projects, and operations teams on various regulatory topics.
• Undertake ad hoc assignments related to regulatory compliance and operational risk.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Master’s degree in Law, Compliance, or a related field.
• Professional experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, or financial crime/AML is highly desirable.
• Fluent in French (written and spoken) - Advantageous, but not deemed essential.
• Methodical and analytical mindset with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Flexible and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.