Senior Financial Crimes Specialist

Job Description

Senior Financial Crimes Specialist

Duration:  12 months with potential to extend and convert
Onsite 5 days a week to start, with potential for 1 day a week remote after training

Locations:

• CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
• IRVING, TX 75039
• 1150 W Washington St TEMPE, AZ 85288

This position is subject to FINRA background screening requirements. Candidates must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire. In accordance with FINRA rules, individuals who are subject to statutory disqualification are not eligible to be associated with a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. Successful candidates must also meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, which include periodic screening and mandatory reporting of certain incidents

In this role, you will:

• Lead the periodic review process by drafting relationship memos, facilitating compliance calls, analyzing transaction activities, and researching and escalating higher risk issues for correspondent payment and clearing customers in Latin America and the United States.
• Evaluate the strength of financial institution client AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs through analysis of control environments and institutional risk appetite.
• Proactively identify risk issues and work with relationship managers and senior risk officers to develop, document, and implement action plans.
• Stay attuned to industry and regional trends related to compliance issues, financial crimes, and regulatory actions.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and timely documentation of customer data within the customer risk management system.
• Support the bank’s efforts to combat cyber-crime and related fraud typologies.
• Support the focus of building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to success.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Fluent in Spanish
• Copilot fluent
• Strong written and verbal skills in both Spanish and English
• Experience composing call reports, drafting customer risk summaries and developing transaction reviews

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to speak Portuguese
• AML transactional analysis experience
• AML/Financial crimes background and/or experience with correspondent banking
• Experience supporting customer due diligence
• Knowledge and understanding of the FFIEC Exam Manual, CAMS certification, or other financial crimes certifications
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Experience in managing AML/CFT risk in the Latin American region
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of crypto-related AML and financial crimes typologies
• Experience with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and other applications
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment