Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Officer

Career Opportunities:
Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Officer (18983)

Requisition
18983
-Posted
09/22/2026

- Operations )
- Operations & Compliance )
- Chesterfield (126252)
- Retail Operations

- Fixed Term

- Full Time

- East Midlands

Salary : Competitive plus comprehensive benefits package
Grade: 2A
Reporting Line: Senior Financial Crime Manager
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract/Secondement 18 months
Working pattern: Hybrid/shifts
Location: Chesterfield
Closing Date : 30th September 2026

As a Financial Crime Transactional Monitoring Officer you will join us on our journey and undertake a valuable role responsbile for providing day-to-day operational management of the Transaction Monitoring function while remaining fully accountable for conducting hands-on transaction monitoring activity.

The role combines deep analytical capability with operational leadership, ensuring that transaction monitoring alerts are reviewed consistently, escalated appropriately, and progressed in line with Financial Crime procedures, regulatory expectations, and Post Office values.

The role holder will act as a subject-matter expert and first-line leader, providing technical guidance, quality oversight, and direction to analysts, while personally handling complex, sensitive, or higher-risk cases.

They will role-model Post Office behaviours, demonstrate a Postmaster-first mindset, and support a culture of inclusion, continuous improvement, and high performance.

How our people behave is as important to Post Office, as what is delivered. The Financial Crime Transactional Monitoring Officer will role model the Post Office behaviours and demonstrate a Postmaster first mindset.

Our business is changing and we understand that attracting the right talent is pivotal in driving the positive change needed, to help us achieve our ambitious goals. Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 2 years), plus bank holidays
• Up to 10% on target bonus opportunity
• Generous pension scheme with minimum 10% employer contribution
• Access to 24/7 digital GP services and our Employee Assistance Programme
• 6 x Life assurance and income protection after 12 months service
• Over 400 online courses, mentoring, apprenticeships, and development programmes
• Access to our benefits platform for exclusive discounts & savings
• Experience in a financial crime, fraud, AML or transaction monitoring environment
• Demonstrable experience reviewing transactional data and identifying suspicious activity
• Experience handling complex or higher-risk financial crime cases
• Experience working within defined regulatory, legal, and policy frameworks
• Experience providing technical guidance, quality oversight, or informal leadership within a team

Skills and Capabilities

• Strong analytical and investigative skills with sound professional judgement
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce clear, defensible case rationales
• Confidence to challenge, escalated, and make decisions where appropriate
• Ability to balance hands-on delivery with leadership responsibilities
• Strong communication skills, able to explain decisions and risk clearly
• Comfortable working with data, systems, and reporting tools
• High levels of personal integrity and discretion when handling sensitive information
• Commitment to continuous improvement and team development

Additional Requirements

• Flexibility to work shifts or non-standard hours where required by the business
• Willingness to undertake relevant training and professional development
• Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information

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