Global Financial Crimes Investigator

Job Description:

Job Title:

Global Financial Crimes Investigator Corporate

Title:

Vice President

Location:

Bromley Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world.  We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone.  We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees.  We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs. Here you’ll  find plentiful and easy commuting routes, with central London just 15 minutes away by train.

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.

This role will entail completing investigations while ensuring cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics, reporting facts of the investigation to assist in identifying potential operational or compliance risks, and making recommendations to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement.

The Investigator may be asked to partner with GFC Risk Management, front line units or other stakeholders to resolve investigations. The Investigator will maintain a working knowledge of relevant  anti financial crimes laws, rules, and regulations, as well as an awareness of industry best practices.​Responsibilities:

Completes investigations while overseeing cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics

Completes investigations in a timely and accurate manner for submission of SAR  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, or law enforcement liaison responsibilities in an investigative support role Managing a significant case inventory while prioritizing cases based upon risk and/or management direction while adhering to department Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Perform research and analysis of transaction information, customer data, public records, social media platforms or other external research tools to aide in the investigation to determine whether the activity appears to be normal for the client type.

Responsible for preparing concise reporting that captures the investigative details that support their decision.

Making recommendations to file Suspicious Activity Reports in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and law enforcement across mulitple jurisdictions.

Communicating with GFC Management, front line units or other internal stakeholders, and law enforcement to obtain additional information and documentation as needed to resolve investigations.

Recommending appropriate follow-up and possible account closure for customers that exceed the Bank's risk tolerance; and identifies and…