AML & Transaction Surveillance Specialist

OCBC Malaysia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holistic benefits

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Community initiatives

Job summary

OCBC Malaysia is seeking an AML Surveillance Analyst to monitor and review financial crime alerts, conduct research, and analyse transaction data. You will liaise with stakeholders to clarify cases and document justifications for actions.

The role emphasizes trend analysis and dashboard reporting to support risk management. The ideal candidate has AML/CFT experience, strong data skills, and proficiency with analytics tools.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or university degree.
• Minimum 3 years working experience in AML/CFT and exposures to transaction monitoring system is at advantage.
• Good data analysis skill and familiar with data analytics solutions (Python, SQL is at advantage).
• Good knowledge of Microsoft software applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word (PowerBI is at advantage).
• Good interpersonal and communication skill; able to work independently or as a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform surveillance monitoring/review to detect financial crime and/or money mule activities.
• Conduct independent research and analyse data on transaction surveillance alerts using various systems/databases.
• Liaise with sales or other stakeholders to obtain clarification and supporting documentation for transactions.
• Document rationale for closure/escalation of surveillance alerts to support auditability.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for clearance and stay updated on financial crime trends.
• Perform data, transactional and trend analysis and build visualisation dashboards/reports.
• Improve alert review quality and meet deadlines.

Skills

Data analysis

Python

SQL

Power BI

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

PowerBI

Job description

OCBC Malaysia is seeking an AML Surveillance Analyst to monitor and review financial crime alerts, conduct research, and analyse transaction data. You will liaise with stakeholders to clarify cases and document justifications for actions.

The role emphasizes trend analysis and dashboard reporting to support risk management. The ideal candidate has AML/CFT experience, strong data skills, and proficiency with analytics tools.