Financial Crimes Risk Analyst (contract)

Responsibilities

• Data Analytics & Reporting
• Lead customer risk analytics, impact assessments, and performance reporting related to Financial Crimes risk models.
• Perform complex data analysis on AML and risk-related models, including:
• Customer Risk
• Product Risk
• AML Country Risk
• Industry Risk
• Retrieve and analyze large volumes of data from multiple databases and source systems.
• Develop, modify, and optimize SQL queries to support recurring and ad hoc analysis requests.
• Interpret complex business questions and translate them into meaningful data analysis and reporting solutions.
• Identify trends, anomalies, risk patterns, and emerging issues through detailed analysis.
• Produce executive-level reporting and presentations for Financial Crimes leadership and key stakeholders.
• Risk & Financial Crimes Support
• Support the implementation and maintenance of Financial Crimes compliance programs, including:
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
• Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)
• Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF)
• Global Sanctions
• Fraud Risk Management
• Conduct investigative research, root cause analysis, and risk assessments involving higher-risk transactions, customers, or activities.
• Review complex business issues and evaluate multiple factors to determine potential risk impacts.
• Monitor risk trends and contribute recommendations to enhance controls and mitigate risk exposure.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Communicate findings, trends, and recommendations to managers, business partners, and executive leadership.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support strategic initiatives and large-scale projects.
• Collaborate with peers and leadership to resolve complex issues and drive business objectives.
• Influence decision-making by providing data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Participate in planning and implementation efforts for initiatives with moderate to high risk and enterprise impact.
• Process Improvement
• Create, update, and maintain reporting processes, procedures, and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting efficiency, and analytical methodologies.
• Assist in developing training materials and providing guidance to team members on reporting and analytics processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, or a related risk management discipline.
• Advanced SQL skills with the ability to write, edit, troubleshoot, and optimize complex queries.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex data and business issues.
• Ability to perform detailed data analysis and translate findings into actionable business insights.
• Experience working with large datasets and multiple data sources.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations to stakeholders at various levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to complex initiatives with broad organizational impact.
• Experience within Corporate Risk, Financial Crimes, AML, Fraud, or Financial Services environments.
• Experience analyzing, monitoring, and reporting on risk, operational, or financial crimes data.
• Experience working with Oracle databases and retrieving data from multiple tables and source systems.
• Strong understanding of database structures, data relationships, and information technologies.
• Experience producing business intelligence reporting, executive reports, and management dashboards.
• Experience identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies within large datasets and providing meaningful business insights.
• Experience gathering and defining business requirements for reporting and analytics initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting/visualization tools is a plus.
• Experience with Python scripting and automation is a plus.
• Ability to interpret business questions, develop appropriate analytical approaches, and communicate findings effectively to executive audiences.