Senior Officer – Transaction Monitoring & Payment Screening

About the role

DIB Bank Kenya is hiring a Senior Officer for Transaction Monitoring and Payment Screening, a full-time management-level position in Nairobi. The role identifies, investigates and escalates potentially suspicious transactions and sanctioned payments to mitigate financial crime risk, ensuring compliance with AML/CFT and sanctions regulations through alert review, risk-based decisions and clear case documentation.

Key responsibilities

• Review and investigate alerts from transaction monitoring systems, applying risk-based judgment to distinguish true positives from false positives
• Analyse customer transactions for money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, fraud and other financial crimes
• Support the preparation and escalation of Suspicious Activity Reports (STRs/SARs) with a complete investigation narrative
• Maintain accurate case records to support audits and regulatory reviews
• Screen names and transactions against sanctions, watchlists and restricted party lists (UN, OFAC, EU, UK HMT and local regulators)
• Resolve payment screening alerts within required timelines and assess sanctions exposure, recommending block, rejection or release of transactions
• Keep logs of blocked or rejected payments and of true sanctions matches, and check that full originator and beneficiary information is included in payment messages
• Support the Trade Operations Unit with shipment and vessel tracking, IMB checks and escalated trade cases
• Assist in system testing, tuning and rule updates, and contribute to quality assurance and policy updates
• Coach junior analysts, liaise with Compliance, Central Operations and business teams, and act as a subject matter expert
• Support MIS reporting, audit follow-up, KPI tracking and MLRO advice on emerging risks

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in banking
• Knowledge of sanctions compliance, anti-money laundering and Sharia principles

Required skills

• AML/CFT and sanctions compliance
• Transaction monitoring and payment screening
• Enhanced due diligence and risk-based decision making

Applications close on 13 November 2026; candidates apply through the corporate staffing partner with a CV and cover letter.