Data Analyst · Financial Crime & Compliance Systems · Contractor · UAE
United Arab Emirates
Job Title: Data Analyst · Financial Crime & Compliance Systems · Contractor · UAE
Location: Dubai / Abu Dhabi / Sharjah, UAE
Employment type: Contractor – 3-Month Contract (with potential extension)
Environment: Consulting environment supporting major financial institutions across the UAE
About the Role
We are hiring on behalf of a leading consulting client supporting major financial institutions across the UAE. The client is seeking two Data Analysts with strong technical data skills and experience working within Financial Crime, Compliance, AML, Sanctions Screening, or Transaction Monitoring environments.
This is primarily a data-focused role rather than a compliance advisory position. The successful candidates will be responsible for extracting, analysing, and visualising large datasets to support financial crime initiatives and system optimisation programmes across AML, Sanctions, and Transaction Monitoring environments.
Key Responsibilities
• Extract, transform, and analyse large datasets using SQL and Python.
• Perform data validation, cleansing, and reconciliation activities.
• Conduct statistical analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and potential areas of risk.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualisations using Power BI.
• Support data-driven decision-making across Financial Crime programmes.
• Analyse outputs from Transaction Monitoring and Sanctions Screening systems.
• Work closely with business, technology, and compliance stakeholders to interpret data findings.
• Produce clear documentation, reports, and presentations for client stakeholders.
• Support system optimisation, testing, and performance analysis initiatives.
Your Profile
• 3–8 years of relevant experience.
• Must currently be based in the UAE.
• Must have previous experience working in the UAE.
• Available to start within a reasonable notice period.
• Strong SQL skills with experience querying and analysing large datasets.
• Strong Python skills for data manipulation, automation, and analysis.
• Advanced Power BI dashboard development and reporting capabilities.
• Experience with data quality analysis, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of data structures, databases, and analytical methodologies.
• Experience working within Financial Crime, Compliance, AML, KYC, Sanctions, or Transaction Monitoring functions.
• Functional understanding of Financial Crime systems and how they operate.
• Experience working with one or more of the following: Transaction Monitoring systems, Sanctions Screening systems, AML platforms, Case Management systems, or Financial Crime data environments.
• Background may include Banking, Financial Services, Consulting, Financial Crime Technology Vendors, or Risk & Compliance Data Teams.
• Preferred experience supporting Financial Crime transformation programmes.
• Preferred exposure to regulatory reporting or compliance data initiatives.
• Preferred experience working with large-scale banking datasets.
• Preferred familiarity with data migration, testing, or system implementation projects.
What's Offered
• 3-month contractor engagement with potential extension.
• Opportunity to work with a leading consulting client supporting major financial institutions across the UAE.
• Opportunity to support Financial Crime initiatives and system optimisation programmes.
• Data-focused role centred on extraction, analysis, reporting, visualisation, and insight generation within AML, Sanctions, and Transaction Monitoring programmes.
• Roles available for two Data Analysts.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a technically strong Data Analyst who understands Financial Crime environments and systems. This role is not suited to a traditional Compliance Analyst, as the focus is on data extraction, analysis, reporting, and insight generation within AML, Sanctions, and Transaction Monitoring programmes. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with large datasets, technical stakeholders, compliance teams, and client-facing deliverables.
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