Financial Crimes Specialist

Responsibilities

• Investigates, monitors and reports on cases involving potential threats to the Bank to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for filing applicable reports and escalating financial crime related matters when appropriate.
• Reviews and analyzes system activity and generated alerts in accordance with Financial Crimes Compliance expectations.
• Ability to analyze Financial Crimes and Fraud related triggers related to risk activity.
• Appropriately escalates matters associated with Financial Crimes activity that warrants engagement from supervisory staff.
• Prepares Reports and recommends appropriate follow-up.
• Provides Financial Crimes related Support and works with the first line of defense for the bank.
• May provide customer support to internal and external customers.
• Works with various business units to understand the Financial Crimes and Fraud alerted activity and to ensure compliance with laws.

• One to three years of specialist experience in compliance, investigative work, or a related field.
• Associates Degree or commensurate work experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Suspicious activity in regard to financial institutions, money laundering trends, terrorist financing indicators, the Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering efforts, USA PATRIOT Act, Fraud and OFAC.
• Functional understanding of federal and state laws and regulations pertinent to the position
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Highly organized with the Ability to multi-task detailed items and follow-up as needed.
• Proactive in identifying potential concerns and following-up to Resolve such issues.
• Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Ability to make decisions or know when to elevate matters to management
• Ability to collaborate with others, initiate action, adapt to change and accept challenging assignments.
• Ability to Communicate with management
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite