Financial Crimes Senior Analyst

Position Summary

The Financial Crimes Senior Analyst is responsible for investigating all suspicious or unlawful activity associated with Fraud. This includes conducting complex and high-valued account and check fraud investigations, while working with internal computer programs and various agencies to ensure all investigative research, document preparation and case evidence is reported in accordance with policies and procedures.

Perform Analysis and Investigations Related to:

• Understand and be capable of executing Customer Identification Program ("CIP")
• validation and Customer due Diligence/Enhanced Due Diligence ("CDD/EDD") of new and existing consumer and commercial customers.
• Facilitate escalated cases, summarizing customer issues and follow-up actions for senior management.
• Conduct complex and high-risk AML and Fraud investigations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert ("SME") in your area of responsibility.
• Lead team meetings and collaborate on training and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist with training of less experienced Specialists and Analysts.
• Monitors and investigates customer digital banking access from high-risk countries.

Provide Reporting, Quality Control and Recommendations for Enhancements by:

• Communicate customer risk assessments to stakeholders and assist in the improvement of the FCRM program by offering suggestions for improving processes and procedures.
• Reviews and approves SARs, prior to QC review.
• Conduct QC reviews of AML, Faud and Sanctions, alerts, cases, SARs, CTRs, and EDD reviews.
• Complete or validate approved changes made to the Verafin monitoring system.
• Manage validations/reconciliations such as:
  Transaction/file import review, Monitoring system product update validation, Monitoring systems users/roles.
• Assist with Fraud reporting and analysis (NuDetect, iPay).

Other Assistance Related To:

• Assist with tracking of projects and status.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis/projects as requested.
• Coordinate work, allocate tasks, and support the training and development of team members, including project contributions.

Knowledge of:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Understanding of anti-money laundering regulations, policies and procedures
• Strong analytical skills

Ability to:

• Multi-task and work independently
• Perform duties with attention to detail; high level of accuracy
• Prioritize work to meet deadlines

Education/

Experience:

• Associates degree required, bachelors required
• 6+ years of experience required

Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.

Base Pay Range: $70,000 - $100,000/year.

Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well‑being‑now and in the years to come are important to us. Busey’s Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company‑paid life insurance and long‑term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program.

In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre‑tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.

Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit  to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment.

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