Overview 

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity

With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we’re a Fortune-100, Nasdaq-listed provider, connecting clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, The StoneX Group is made up of four segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Business Segment Overview 

Payments: A Swift-accredited service bureau and member, our Payments division provides NGOs, institutions and non-profits the ability to make a local difference, globally – with transparent pricing across 180+ countries and 140+ currencies

Position Purpose:

The primary purpose of the role is to ensure the robustness and effectiveness of transaction monitoring process within STONEX. The role plays a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of the STONEX’s financial operations and mitigating potential risks to the business and its stakeholders.

Primary duties will include

• reness: Develop and deliver training programs to educate associates on transaction monitoring regulatory obligations, emerging trends in financial crimes, transaction analysis, and alert investigations
• Quality Checks: Conduct regular quality checks on alerts and investigations to identify any inconsistencies, errors, or potential areas of improvements. Collaborate with team members to implement enhancements and maintain the highest standards of transaction monitoring integrity and efficiency
• Risk Identification and Assessment: Analyse financial transactions to identify potential risks and patterns of money laundering, fraud, and other financial crimes, and assess the severity of these risks based on established criteria
• Alert Investigation: Review alerts generated by transaction monitoring system, conduct in depth investigations to determine the legitimacy of flagged transactions, and escalate suspicious activities to the Head of Transaction Monitoring
• Process Improvement: Continuously assess the transaction monitoring processes, procedures, and controls and recommend enhancements
• Team Coaching and Mentorship: the ability to coach and mentor other team members effectively to ensure transaction monitoring reviews meet established standards through guidance and support.
• MI and KPI Reports: Prepare weekly and monthly MI and KPI reports for the Head of Transaction Monitoring and senior management
• Other Responsibilities: Fulfil additional responsibilities as required by management

To land this role you will need

• Strong understanding of financial crime prevention requirements in regulated financial institutions
• Minimum 2 years of experience in transaction monitoring as a senior or SME
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting and regulatory operations
• Excellent critical thinking, with the ability to analyse situations and solve problems
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Law, or other appropriate discipline
• Strong and efficient decision-making skills with the ability to use judgement and operate autonomously when required
• Effective planning, organisational and time management skills
• Strong relationship building and communications skills
• Exceptional proficiency in English language is required for this role