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Job Description:
This job is responsible for supporting the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include assisting Global Financial Crimes executives and managers with activities that support the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks in alignment with the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program, the Financial Crimes and Global Compliance - Enterprise Policies and the Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Standards.
The Global Financial Crimes (“GFC”) Specialist under supervision, assists Global Financial Crimes executives and managers in any of the following activities in support of the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks in alignment with the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (“CORM”) Program, the Financial Crimes and Global Compliance - Enterprise Policies ("GC Policy”), and the Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Standards.
The GFC Specialist assists in engaging other Compliance and Operational Risk (“C&OR”) officers, including horizontal coverage owners and Enterprise Areas of Coverage (“EAC”), to provide comprehensive oversight of FLU/CF activities. This role assists in developing and maintaining a global coverage plan which defines the scope and risk-based focus of the second line’s risk management activities. The GFC Specialist also assists in preparing materials for C&OR regulatory exams/audits/inquiries and may assist with preparation for FLU/CF regulatory exams/audits/inquiries, as well as reviewing and challenging the FLU/CF process, risk, control (PRC) inventory and FLU/CF Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA). The GFC Specialist will also provide support in the remediation of financial crimes related C&OR “owned” issues and control enhancements to ensure they are addressed appropriately and timely. They will also support Scenario Analysis activities for coverage areas and challenges as appropriate. The GFC Specialist will also assist with the development of risk metrics, monitor related performance and breach remediation and assist in the filing of all regulatory reports for the Company related to Financial Crimes.
Responsibilities:
Assists in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting to Global Compliance & Operational Risk (“GC&OR”) Senior Leaders and FLU/CF Senior Leaders via established governance and management routines
Assists in the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards and the review of relevant FLU/CF-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed
Assists in the monitoring of changes in regulations applicable to GFC, including advising business leaders on those changes, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed; ensures a comprehensive regulatory inventory
Assists in the identification, aggregation, reporting, and escalation of the remediation and thematic analysis of FLU/CF-owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes
Assists in the escalation of financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management/board level committees
Contributes to risk coverage plans, executes independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments, communicates results
Supports the review and challenge of internal and external operational loss events, including development of remediation plans to strengthen controls
Wire and specific check surveillance/analytics for escalation of unusual activity to AML Investigations
Review of incoming external events for escalation to AML Investigations such as: Incoming USA Patriot ACT section 314(b) request, USA Patriot ACT section 314(a) law enforcement requests, terrorism/terrorist financing related grand jury subpoenas and other legal orders
Review of AML related alerts to identify customer re-entering the Bank after being exited for AML cause for relationship closure and/or escalation to AML Investigations
Required Qualifications:
Minimum Years Business & Functional Experience: 5 Years
Degree Required: Bachelor’s or equivalent experience
Desired Qualifications:
Financial Services and/or related government entity
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification
Skills:
Critical Thinking
Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Management
Issue Management
Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
Written Communications
Coaching
Reporting
Talent Development
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40