Global Financial Crimes Investigator 4 Locations

Job Description:

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for performing end-to-end investigations or investigations support functions of external financial crimes activities across one or more lines of business. Key responsibilities include conducting routine to complex investigations, including fraud committed by external parties, money laundering, or terrorist financing and acting as the liaison to Law Enforcement as required.

The Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) Investigator performs end-to-end investigations across one or more lines of business relevant to the Investigators specific area of responsibility. The Investigator conducts routine to complex investigations, including but not limited to fraud committed by external parties, money laundering, human and narcotics trafficking, and terrorist financing.

Responsibilities:

• Completes investigations while ensuring cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics
• Completes Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement
• Reports facts of the investigation to senior stakeholders, assisting in identifying potential operational or compliance risks and partners with Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Management and/or Front Line Units (FLU) to resolve investigations
• Performs quality control functions, training, communications, guidance, monitoring scenario development/enhancement input and testing, and law enforcement liaison responsibilities in an investigative support role

Your background:

• Knowledge of criminal typologies and experience investigating financial crimes
• Technical or Functional Experience in Financial Services and/or related government entity
• Knowledge of global markets, banking and investment banking businesses, and related financial crimes risks
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to distill a complicated fact pattern into a coherent and concise narrative
• Proficiency with MS Office programs and ability to quickly learn proprietary technology applications
• Experience analyzing large amounts of data, intelligence and information in order to detect suspicious activity
• Ability to work in a high energy environment and to adhere to strict deadlines
• Be a team player, with ability to work independently
• Exercise discretion while prioritizing case work based upon management direction
• Ability to thoroughly analyze and make case related decisions with justification
• Experience using closed-sourced and open-sourced research channels
• Knowledge of global markets, banking and investment banking businesses, and related financial crimes risks

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience with AML, Risk, or Compliance experience and/or knowledge of financial crimes typologies
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in areas such as financial services, fraud, investigative service or law enforcement
• BSA knowledge relative to AML as well as general understanding of AML typologies/red flags
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel / data analytics
• Ability to analyze and manipulate large data sets
• Strong command in English (written and spoken)
• Critical Thinking
• Fraud Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Excellent Written Communications
• Investigation Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Reporting
• Risk Management
• Issue Management

Desired Skills:

•SIE, Series 3, Series 4, Series 7, and/or Series 24 licenses

•Knowledge of anti-money laundering (AML) regulation and guidance for broker-dealers

•BSA/AML knowledge and/or Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification

•Knowledge of FICC or Equity products and services and/or Prime Brokerage

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Fraud Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Written Communications
• Investigation Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Reporting
• Risk Management
• Coaching
• Issue Management
• Talent Development

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - IL - Chicago - 540 W Madison St - Bank Of America Plaza (IL4540)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$68,500.00 - $98,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.