AML Analyst

About the role

The Global Financial Crimes Investigator performs end-to-end investigations or investigations support functions of external financial crimes activities across one or more lines of business relevant to the investigator's specific area of responsibility. Financial Crimes Investigators for the Ops team are responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and identifying indicators of potential money laundering, terrorist financing activity, fraud, and elder abuse and financial exploitation from information sources such as surveillance/monitoring alerts, open source media reports, and internal referrals. Responsibilities include concise documentation of financial crimes review results and preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR‑SF or SAR‑DI) in accordance with US laws, the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT Act and/or state reporting to Adult Protective Services and local law enforcement. This position also requires the ability to apply knowledge of financial crimes requirements to the diverse businesses of a large financial institution that includes US and international banking services and an institutional and retail broker/dealer. This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Dallas, TX. The position is anticipated to close on Oct 6, 2026.

Responsibilities

Review, analyze, and identify indicators of potential money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and elder abuse and financial exploitation from surveillance/monitoring alerts, open source media reports, and internal referrals. Concise documentation of financial crimes review results. Prepare Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR‑SF or SAR‑DI) in accordance with US laws, the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and/or state reporting to Adult Protective Services and local law enforcement. Apply knowledge of financial crimes requirements to the diverse businesses of a large financial institution, including US and international banking services and an institutional and retail broker/dealer.

Requirements

• ~3-5 years of experience writing SARs for AML cases at a major bank.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply regulatory/compliance risk management and financial crimes related requirements.
• Ability to complete 3 cases per day stemming from complex, high volume caseload.
• Expert within AML investigations, working simple to complex AML cases with multiple entities involved.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Pay

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $34.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.