Remote AML Transaction Monitoring Investigator - Associate

Overview

Working in the Bank’s Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Team provides you with opportunities to learn, grow and define your career. We foster an open, diverse, and inclusive team culture, that is engaged and well-supported for prosperity and enjoyment of a life/work balance. Our AFC Team in the US is experienced in mitigating financial crime and committed to ensuring adherence to regional and global regulations. Our regional/global matrix structure allows for flexible responses to challenges in the core areas of: Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening, and Risk Assessment. We apply the highest standards of conduct to guarantee the Bank’s success in fighting financial crime.

What We Offer You:

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
• Employee Resource Groups foster an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

Remote work opportunities for candidates living in: AZ, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, MO, NJ, NM, NC, PA, TX, NY, TN, NE and VA

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Use independent and professional judgment in addition to all policies and procedures and regulatory standards when reviewing AML investigations, monitor case aging and escalate as necessary
• Participate in departmental projects and initiatives, keep abreast of new rules, regulations, and reputational risks to further improve our investigation processes
• Understand business and regulatory requirements and ensure functions are being performed within those requirements
• Maintain a thorough comprehension of internal AML typologies relating to correspondent banking clients
• Utilize internal and external sources, and partner with other stakeholders, as necessary, to research and investigate cases
• Liaise with Technology to address any potential production issues and software updates, prepare and write suspicious activity reports (SARs) as necessary

Your Skills and Experience:

• Ability to identify, escalate and communicate issues to management in an effective and succinct manner
• Effective decision-making skills and strong problem-solving skills, strong knowledge of AML laws (USA PATRIOT Act), regulations (Fed, SEC, FINRA) and their application to the supported products/business lines, and knowledge with case management system, Actimize/Mantas and experience using LexisNexis
• Good team player with the ability to manage the team’s workload and their own, with strong interpersonal skills and working knowledge of MS Excel, including pivot tables, macros, filtering, and sorting
• Applied experience of effective internet search techniques paired with excellent writing, communication, analytical, judgment, and research skills
• Correspondent banking experience, operational knowledge of USD payment systems, including SWIFT, CHIPS, ACH, and FedFunds

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.

We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.