SIRA and Transaction Monitoring Expert
🌍 Join a Leading Payment Service Provider in Amsterdam as a SIRA and Transaction Monitoring Officer
Are you passionate about financial crime prevention and regulatory compliance? Do you have hands-on experience with SIRA, FEC guidelines, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Our client, a fast-growing and innovative payment service provider based in the heart of Amsterdam, is looking for a SIRA and Transaction Monitoring Officer to strengthen their Compliance & Risk team. This is a key role in ensuring the company remains compliant with Dutch and European regulatory standards while proactively identifying and mitigating financial crime risks.
🔍 About the Role
- Leading and maintaining the Systematic Integrity Risk Assessment (SIRA) process.
- Designing and enhancing transaction monitoring frameworks and rules.
- Conducting in-depth analysis of transaction data to detect unusual or suspicious activity.
- Overseeing sanctions screening processes and ensuring compliance with EU, UN, OFAC, and other relevant sanctions regimes.
- Ensuring compliance with the Dutch Financial Economic Crime (FEC) guidelines.
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders (e.g., Legal, Risk, Product) to ensure a robust compliance culture.
- Preparing reports for senior management and regulatory bodies.
- Supporting audits and regulatory inspections.
✅ What They're Looking For
- Proven experience in SIRA, transaction monitoring, sanctions compliance, and FEC-related frameworks within the financial or fintech sector.
- Strong knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, sanctions regimes, and Dutch regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with screening tools and alert handling processes.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and identify patterns.
- Excellent communication skills in English (Dutch is a plus).
- A proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative approach.
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