AML Specialist

🌟 We’re Hiring: AML Specialist📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)🕒 Employment Type: Part-Time💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior🌐 Work Arrangement: Fully RemoteAbout UsWe are a globally focused organization committed to maintaining strong financial controls, responsible business practices, and effective risk-management standards. Our teams work across compliance, finance, operations, and client-facing functions to identify financial crime risks and support transparent, well-controlled business activities. We value integrity, confidentiality, accuracy, and proactive risk awareness.The RoleWe are seeking an experienced AML Specialist to support anti-money laundering activities, transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, and financial crime risk assessments. In this part-time, fully remote role, you will review alerts and customer information, investigate unusual activity, maintain compliance records, and support the continuous improvement of AML controls and procedures.The ideal candidate is analytical, discreet, detail-oriented, and confident handling sensitive compliance matters.Key ResponsibilitiesConduct AML reviews of customer profiles, transactions, and relevant account activity.Perform customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence reviews where required.Analyze transaction-monitoring alerts and investigate potentially unusual activity.Identify indicators of money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and other financial crime risks.Review customer documentation and information for completeness, consistency, and risk relevance.Escalate potentially suspicious activity in accordance with established internal procedures.Maintain accurate case files, investigation notes, review records, and supporting documentation.Support periodic customer risk reviews, screening activities, and AML-control assessments.Prepare AML reports and communicate relevant findings and risk observations to management.Contribute to improvements in AML procedures, monitoring processes, and compliance controls.RequirementsBachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Finance, Business, Law, Compliance, Risk Management, or a related field preferred.3+ years of relevant experience in AML, financial crime compliance, KYC, transaction monitoring, or risk management preferred.Strong understanding of AML principles, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and financial crime risks.Knowledge of customer risk assessment, sanctions screening, suspicious activity identification, and case management.Familiarity with AML systems, compliance databases, spreadsheets, and digital collaboration tools.Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to identify unusual patterns and inconsistencies.Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting and explaining compliance findings.Ability to handle confidential customer and financial information with discretion.Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple reviews, alerts, and deadlines.High level of integrity, professional judgment, attention to detail, and independence.What We OfferFlexible part-time hours within a fully remote working environment.Competitive compensation aligned with experience and responsibilities.Opportunities to strengthen AML, KYC, transaction-monitoring, and financial crime-risk expertise.Exposure to international financial operations and cross-functional compliance initiatives.Opportunities to contribute to stronger controls, monitoring processes, and risk-management improvements.A professional culture focused on integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and responsible business practices.