Job Description
Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count
EDUCATION
Degree in criminal justice, finance, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience equally preferable
CERTIFICATIONS
Relevant financial crime or anti-money laundering (AML) certification preferred
WORK EXPERIENCE
Exposure to financial crime compliance, due diligence, investigations, or regulatory roles a plus
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
Advanced knowledge of global AML, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC), sanctions, and financial crime regulations, regimes, typologies, and frameworks
Strong knowledge of transaction monitoring systems, alerting tools, and case management platforms
Expertise in forensic analysis
Strong ability to understand regulatory guidance and internal policy documents
Specialized knowledge of know your customer (KYC), suspicious activity reporting (SAR), and investigative techniques
Advanced knowledge of industry standard KYC practices (customer identification program (CIP), customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), etc.)
Advanced knowledge of financial crimes typologies
Experience with compliance tools and systems (e.g., Actimize, World Check, LexisNexis) is a plus
Ability to analyze financial data and identify suspicious activity
Strong documentation and reporting skills
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Communicates effectively
Collaborates well with business partners, peers and supervisors
Applies analytical thinking and sound judgment
Demonstrates resilience, adaptability, and curiosity
Embraces continuous learning and inclusive collaboration
Attention to detail
Uses technology to enhance accuracy and efficiency
Acts with integrity and ethical awareness
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Apply advanced knowledge of global AML regulations, sanctions regimes, and financial crime typologies to assess high-risk client profiles
- Independently evaluate complex customer and transaction activity, identifying patterns that indicate elevated financial crime risk
- Analyze, identify, and prevent financial crimes related to AML, ABC, KYC
- Examine transactional activity tools to detect indicators of money laundering, terrorist financing, or sanctions violations as well as KYC related indicators such as volumes and values variances and EDD
- Assess and analyze KYC related areas of risk for certain high-risk customers in alignment with New Client on-boarding, Ad Hoc and Periodic reviews
- Analyze client activity for compliance with AML and sanctions requirements
- Investigate alerts and exercise independent judgment in determining whether investigative findings warrant escalation or formal reporting
- Determine escalation paths based on risk scoring
- Use specialized expertise in forensic analysis, KYC/CDD, and financial crime trends to drive risk-informed recommendations
- Prepare investigative reports and recommendations that guide senior management decisions on client onboarding, retention, or exit
- Draft suspicious activity reports (SARs) in accordance with jurisdictional requirements
- Review documentation for accuracy and completeness in EDD contexts
- Assist in testing ABC processes and validating controls
- Validate data inputs and ensure completeness of case files
- Apply operating procedures (OPs) to ensure consistency in investigative documentation
- Prioritize alert queues and manage case assignments based on urgency and risk
- Work on transaction monitoring scenario development and tuning
- Maintain process documentation and dashboards
- Coordinate regulatory and audit reporting for issues
- Conduct data analysis for AML alert optimization
- Assist in exposure reviews and investigative research
- Track and report on external engagement and typology trends