Sanctions analyst

Location: Onsite (Cork HQ, Mahon)

Type: Permanent Position

Salary: €33,000 gross p/a + monthly performance bonus up to €150

Shifts: 11:30-20:00 Mon-Fri, subject to change (weekend coverage, shifts may be introduced in the future).

About the Role: We're looking for a detail-oriented professional to review high-volume sanctions alerts and help us stay compliant. You'll quickly assess transaction monitoring alerts, clear false positives, and elevate potential matches, making critical decisions that keep our platform safe and compliant.

This is high-volume, high-impact work where your speed and accuracy directly protect our business and the broader financial system.

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• Stable job – permanent employment contracts
  
• Performance-based bonus
  
• Opportunity to advance your career
  
• Great rewards for referring your friends
  
• Multilingual exposure – improve your spoken and written language skills
  
• Inspiring and fun environment: our offices are known for their innovative, fun, and pleasant design. Enjoy our 'relax' and 'play' areas as well as our onsite gym
  
• Community projects: run CSR events all year long
  
• Private medical insurance coverage (after 6 months tenure) with top supplier VHI
  
• Bike-to-work tax relief
  
• Pension scheme
  
• Maternity and paternity leave
  
• Access to GP care and an occupational health advisor
  
• Subsidized canteen
  

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• Triage high-volume sanction/transaction monitoring alerts to clear false positives and elevate potential true matches for senior review
  
• Review and close alerts efficiently while maintaining accuracy and quality standards
  
• Use SOPs and decision trees consistently; trigger edge cases or potential true matches as appropriate
  
• Keep concise, auditable notes for all decisions in line with job aid and QC expectations
  

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• Be a motivated self-starter comfortable in a high-risk, production environment with minimal supervision
  
• Be accountable for accuracy while maintaining quality control standards
  
• Have product sense for ACH, international wires/SWIFT
  
• Have experience or academic knowledge of OFAC, EU/UN sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media, and other AML watchlists
  
• Experience with LexisNexis Bridger and Firco Continuity preferred
  
• Be comfortable handling high volume while maintaining strong quality control
  

We are seeking a detail-oriented Sanctions Analyst to join our Financial Compliance team in Cork. This role is responsible for triaging high-volume transaction monitoring alerts, clearing false positives, and escalating potential Sanctions or AML matches for senior review. The ideal candidate possesses a strong "product sense" for ACH/SWIFT payments and prior experience with watchlists (OFAC, EU, UN). Join our Mahon HQ to help protect the global financial system through high-impact, real-time risk assessment.

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