Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future. You'll help banks, asset management and insurance organizations own their future by helping them to transform and create new business models to meet changing customer needs and drive sustainability. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. This is an evergreen opportunity used to pipeline for potential upcoming roles in Belfast. We review applications regularly, but it is not a currently open role. Huron is building a Talent Pool of Financial Crime specialists to support future projects within our expanding Belfast-based delivery centre. By joining our Talent Pool, you'll be first in line when new projects go live, enabling faster interview cycles and earlier access to consulting opportunities within Huron's growing Financial Crimes capability. If you want to be part of a high-performing team delivering impactful compliance and regulatory work for global clients-and prefer to engage ahead of live requisitions-applying for this role is an ideal entry point. _Your Role:_ _Transaction Monitoring Alert Analyst (L1)_ As a member of our Belfast-based Financial Crimes Service Delivery Centre, you will be aligned to a project conducting first-line review and triage of transaction monitoring and screening alerts, helping clients manage alert volumes efficiently while maintaining strong regulatory standards. You will work within defined procedures to identify false positives, escalate genuine risks, and ensure alerts are handled accurately, consistently, and in line with client expectations. While the scope of each project may be different, your duties & responsibilities may include: - Perform?first-level?review of AML alerts to?identify?false positives and escalate genuine concerns for further investigation.? - Managing multiple queues of account screening and real-time transaction screening alerts. - Conduct initial triage of transaction monitoring alerts.? - Review basic customer account and due diligence information using internal systems and due diligence documentation. - Review alerted transactions and patterns and analyse for red flags. - Perform due diligence research using commercial databases and online open-source information. - Document rationale for clearing or escalating alerts.? - Maintain high productivity while meeting quality standards.? - Conducting thorough reviews of transactional histories for flagged accounts - Document recipient interactions, any recipient issues or complaints, and outcomes immediately in LOCS. - Escalate significant red flags or concerns identified to senior team members, as appropriate. - Identify and escalate red flags indicative of financial crime or compliance vulnerabilities, contributing to the development of effective mitigation strategies. _The Profile We're Looking For:_ _An Experienced Transaction Monitoring Analyst_ We are looking for candidates who combine investigative rigour with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills. Required background includes: - Strong educational background, Degree in Finance, Legal, STEM a plus. - 2 years experience in Transaction Monitoring, with a proven record of conducting detailed investigations into high-risk financial activities, identifying potential patterns of money laundering, fraud and other suspicious activities. - Experience in reviewing alerts, analysing transaction data, and identifying red flags associated with suspicious activity - Experience working with banks, payment processors, and/or FinTech's either directly or working for a 3rd party providing consulting/outsourced services to these institutions. - Strong understanding of the compliance and regulatory frameworks that apply to financial institutions regarding AML. - Familiarity with transaction monitoring systems. - Understanding of Financial crime guide / industry standards. - Understanding of suspicious activity identification and reporting regulatory requirements in the U.S., UK, and EU (e.g., Bank Secrecy Act, MLR 2017, Proceeds of Crime Act, Anti-Money Laundering Directives, EU country level requirements, etc.) - Experience reviewing international and cross-border payment activity (e.g., wires, correspondent banking transactions, electronic payments, etc.) - Experience reviewing consumer and business transactions including cash activity, mobile payments, online payments, etc. - Very strong attention to detail and capable of analytical thinking - Excellent communication skills across all levels of seniority. - Strong interpersonal skills, with good relationship building and engagement skills. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Equal Opportunity & Compliance Huron is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. _In connection with your application, we will process your personal data in accordance with our privacy policy._ \LI-Hybrid Position Level Analyst Country United Kingdom At Huron, we're redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client's challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great worktogether. Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron. Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues. Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.