Global Financial Crimes Specialist – Training

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Job Title: Global Financial Crimes Specialist – Training
Corporate

Title:

up to Vice President
Location: Belfast

Job Description: The Global Financial Crimes Specialist – Training supports the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. The role works closely with Global Financial Crimes executives and managers to identify, raise and mitigate 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.

• Design comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Fraud, Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) training modules for employees at all levels, across the GFC Non-US Investigations team.
• Work closely with My Learning and Academy partners to review, design and implement targeted training programmes.
• Conduct live and virtual training sessions on AML regulations, financial crime investigations, internal policies, and best practices.
• Ensure training aligns with internal compliance frameworks and external regulatory requirements.
• Support the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, and review relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed.
• Assist in producing independent financial crimes training management reporting.
• Assist in monitoring changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, advising business leaders and directing implementation plans.
• Contribute to Global Financial Crime Non-US Investigations team training plans, execute independent risk monitoring, testing, gap analysis and risk assessments.
• Support escalation of financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to governance routines, management/board level committees.
• Assist in identification, aggregation, reporting and escalation of remediation and thematic analysis of Non-US Investigations-owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes training programme.

• Demonstrated business and functional experience in AML and fraud.
• Degree required:
  Bachelor’s or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience within a similar role in the financial services industry and/or government entity.
• Strong communication, presentation and report writing abilities, including global stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access.
• Confident working within global policies, procedures and risk management guidelines.

• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) (preferred).
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) (preferred).

Bank of America offers a comprehensive benefits package, including private healthcare, competitive pension plan, life assurance, group income protection, flexible benefits options, workplace wellness programs, remote learning access, and a supportive community environment.

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