TMS Analyst

As an TMS Analyst you’d be joining the team working behind the scenes to protect Melio from bad actors; managing the risks that might have adverse impacts on our product, financials and our ability to meet client needs. You’ll support the detection, analysis, and investigation of suspicious activities to ensure compliance with industry regulations and protect both Melio’s and our users’ interests. This role will involve assessing transactions, identifying potential risks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure suspicious activities are promptly investigated and addressed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience.
• Professional English skills
• A comprehensive understanding of US Regulations;
• 1-3 years experience as an AML, transaction monitoring or relevant compliance analyst role in a FinTech or other closely regulated industry
• Ability to manage and prioritize simultaneous projects, related to different stakeholders, internal and external to company
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and communication skills, strong professional presence to support regular interactions with senior management
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Ability to anticipate and proactively initiate future projects
• Ability to work on site, central Tel Aviv office, at least 3 days per week
  
  

Bonus Points

Experience with SQL- advantage

A day in a life and how you will make an impact:

• The TMS Analyst will lead initiatives, in collaboration with the TLV Director of Compliance Operations and TLV TMS Team Lead, to handle the daily tasks to support our regulatory AML requirements
• Analyze transaction data and identify potentially suspicious activities in line with BSA/AML laws and regulations.
• Review and investigate alerts generated by both automated transaction monitoring system as well as internal escalations from within the company, i.e. subpoenas, RFIs, fraud escalations, etc.
• Conduct enhanced due diligence and escalate potential high-risk activities to senior management.
• Prepare and submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in accordance with local regulatory guidelines.
• Work cross-functionally to continuously improve monitoring processes and workflows.
• Stay updated on relevant industry regulations and ensure Melio’s transaction monitoring processes are aligned.
• Participate in ad hoc compliance and risk management projects.
  
  

About The Hiring Department

The Risk & Compliance department protects Melio's platform, reputation, and users from fraud, abuse, and financial crime.

As part of Xero, our responsibility has grown: we're now safeguarding not just Melio's payment flows, but the broader integrated financial ecosystem that millions of businesses depend on. This means implementing sophisticated controls, monitoring for emerging threats, and ensuring compliance across multiple regulatory frameworks.

We identify risks before they become problems, design systems to prevent fraud at scale, and ensure that every user and transaction on our platform is legitimate. We balance security with user experience—keeping bad actors out while making the platform seamless for legitimate businesses.

As fintech continues to evolve and fraud techniques become more sophisticated, our work is more critical than ever. You'll use data science, machine learning, and good old-fashioned investigative skills to stay ahead of threats.

If you want to be the shield that protects millions of small businesses, we need you.

About Melio

Melio, a Xero company, is revolutionizing how small businesses handle payments. By combining Melio's best-in-class bill pay platform with Xero's global accounting expertise, we're building the ultimate financial command center for American small businesses. We're the fastest-growing B2B payment solution in the US—but we're still small enough that you can make real, visible impact as we scale to reach millions more businesses.