Transaction Monitoring Analyst / Senior Analyst

About Us

MetaComp Pte Ltd is a leading Singapore-based digital payment solution provider, licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a Major Payment Institution, to provide Digital Payment Token Services and Cross-border Payment Transfers. Operating under a P2B2C (platform-to-business, partners-to-clients) model, MetaComp provides its clients with an integrated end-to-end suite of services, empowering them to confidently enter the digital asset market with much-needed safety, security, and compliance assurance. Together with its parent company, Metaverse Green Exchange Pte. Ltd. (a MAS-licensed CMS holder permitted to carry out, inter alia, brokerage and custody services), MetaComp introduces its suite of services through CAMP (Client Assets Management Platform) which allow businesses to develop and scale their digital asset offerings through various products and/or services such as over-the-counter transactions, fiat payments, digital asset custody and prime brokerage.

Role Overview:

The Transaction Monitoring analyst role is responsible for monitoring, investigating, and escalating suspicious activity across both traditional and digital asset payment rails. The role plays a critical part in identifying financial crime risks, including money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud, and sanctions breaches, across fiat and crypto transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive investigations on customers account activities as a result of transaction monitoring alerts across fiat and blockchain based transactions.
• Perform research using analytical tools and external sources to analyze and determine potentially suspicious activity and review/disposition of adverse news.
• Identify red flags or potential financial crime indicators and escalate them for further investigation when necessary.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and clients to gather required documentation and respond to queries.
• Strong analytical, writing and communications skills. Must be able to execute tasks within tight deadlines.
• Prepare STR materials and drafting narratives.
• Assist with internal projects on transaction monitoring program.
• Adhoc responsibilities including quality sampling validation and dispositions of transaction monitoring alerts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with min. 3+ years (Analyst) / 5+ years (Senior Analyst) of relevant financial crime investigations experience within financial services/ fintech/ cryptocurrency industry.
• Good working knowledge of financial regulatory requirements and crypto regulations.
• Good to have CAMS, ICA, or equivalent AML certification.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, proactive and adaptable in a dynamic environment.
• Diligent and committed to delivering high quality results with accuracy within tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good to have CAMS, ICA, or equivalent AML certification.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, proactive and adaptable in a dynamic environment.
• Diligent and committed to delivering high quality results with accuracy within tight deadlines.
• Track and manage workload using internal workflow tools, ensuring SLAs and KPIs are consistently met.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Contribute to process improvements, and training initiatives.
• Stay current on global AML/KYC regulatory changes and industry best practices.
• Familiarity with commonly used blockchain analytical tools, such as Chainalysis.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. We celebrate diversity in all its forms—background, ethnicity, gender, identity, orientation, experience, and thought—and believe it strengthens our culture and our work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.