Anti- Laundering Specialist

Job Title:
Financial Crimes Specialist

Location:
Charlotte NC 28262

Duration: 4-month (Possibility of extension)

Hours:
Standard M-F (training is 100% onsite (3-4 weeks of training), hybrid schedule to follow)

Pay range : $30 -$32

Job Description :

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Identifies, researches and investigates financial crimes transactions and referrals, policy violations and/or suspicious situations with low to moderate risk. Conducts investigative research using appropriate investigative techniques to determine liability and impact of cases and mitigates financial losses and/or business interruptions. Performs detailed analyses to detect transactional and relationship patterns, trends, anomalies, and schemes across multiple businesses/products.

Duties include any or all the following:

• Prepares documentation and refers cases for Suspicious Activity, Identity Theft Operations (ITO) and Suspected Financial Abuse, reports to government agencies and makes recommendations to senior management.
• Identifies and acts on control failures in bank processes and procedures, customer, or team member decisions.
• Evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls; conducts data and/or onsite reviews, research findings, determines risk level and may recommend resulting fraud prevention strategies.
• Drafts corrective action plans and participates in change management.
• Leads, participates in and/or provides support for projects and initiatives.
• Provides input to development and delivery of a wide range of team member education for financial crimes awareness.
• Acts as an escalation point for cases.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Recent college grads with Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice/Criminology/Cybersecurity
• 1-2+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Compliance, related Law Enforcement, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, law enforcement, military experience, education
• Experience writing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR’s) is a plus
• Recent experience as an Accountant, Attorney or possess Juris Doctor is a plus
• Must be highly proficient using MS Excel, Word and Outlook
• Willing to work in an office setting while working at a desk for extended hours
• Must be technically proficient using a computer
• Investigation experience strongly preferred
• Ability to think critically and analyze cases
• Strong writing ability