Key Skills

Job Description

We are looking for a Medior Transaction Monitoring Analyst within the Transaction Monitoring department at our headquarter in Amsterdam. Get ready to dive into the thrilling world of financial alerts and conducting insightful event-driven reviews. Your Journey With LYNX Assessing the daily inflow of financial alerts; Describe the customer profile, analyze financial data, describe why a specific alert was triggered, do a plausibility check on the transactions and see if they align with the expected behavior of the customer, and log your findings in detail; Searching in public sources for information regarding the customer, verifying if all the information is up-to-date, and determining the appropriate risk profile for the customer; Having contact with customers regarding remarkable transactions and client information; Making sure that all processes are compliant with laws and regulations; Work closely together with the TM professionals within all branches of LYNX. Are you the one we're looking for? Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferably in Finance, Law, or Criminology) Approximately 1.5–2 years of experience in Transaction Monitoring Solid understanding of AML regulations and financial crime risks Knowledge of investment products and financial markets Experience with customer communication and documentation requests Strong analytical and investigative skills Strong written communication skills for investigation documentation Embark on an exciting career adventure with LYNX, We can't wait to welcome you to the crew! 🌟 This Is What We Offer This role at LYNX is the perfect opportunity to give your career in the financial world a boost. We offer: a fixed 13 th month; 8% holiday allowance; a pension scheme fully paid by LYNX; public transport travel allowance; home office equipment and home office allowance; continuous growth potential, including a personal training budget of € 2,000 per year to invest at your own discretion; daily lunch from our chef, beverages & fruit, Friday drinks at our own bar; trips & activities with your marvelous colleagues (whom, by the way, are the reason that in this role we expect you to be amidst the people; remote working is possible but only limited). About LYNX The best choice for anyone who takes investing seriously LYNX is an online broker established in 2006 that offers execution-only services to investors throughout Europe. Clients of LYNX can trade worldwide in stocks, options, forex, futures, and similar exchange-listed securities and derivatives via the IB platform. The focus of LYNX is in particular on the experienced and more active investor. LYNX has offices in four European cities (Amsterdam, Ghent, Berlin, and Prague), in which more than 65.000 clients are serviced across the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. LYNX is supervised by the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (Authority Financial Markets, ‘AFM’) and De Nederlandsche Bank (Dutch Central Bank, ‘DNB’). For the execution of orders and the holding of an investment account, an agreement stands with Interactive Brokers (IB). IB is a subsidiary of the IBKR Group (a US-based global player in the field of online brokerage), which is listed on NASDAQ and has a market capitalization of around $22 billion. Due to the collaboration with IB, investors can execute their orders against low commissions via a state-of-the-art platform with useful trading tools. The investment services that LYNX provides consist of receiving and forwarding orders to Interactive Brokers Limited (hereinafter ‘IB’). This is referred to as an execution-only service. We're an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates without attention to gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.

Core Responsibilities

Review daily financial alerts by analyzing customer profiles and transactions, assessing whether activity is plausible and consistent with expected behavior, and documenting investigation findings. Research customers using public sources, update customer information and risk profiles, communicate with customers about unusual transactions, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with transaction monitoring teams across LYNX branches.

Requirements

Candidates should have a bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in Finance, Law, or Criminology, and approximately 1.5–2 years of transaction monitoring experience. They should understand AML regulations and financial crime risks, have knowledge of investment products and financial markets, and demonstrate strong analytical, investigative, customer communication, documentation, and written communication skills.

Benefits

• 13th Month Salary
• 8% Holiday Allowance
• Employer-Funded Pension Scheme
• Public Transport Allowance
• Home Office Equipment
• Home Office Allowance
• Personal Training Budget
• Daily Lunch
• Beverages And Fruit
• Friday Drinks
• Colleague Trips And Activities