GFC Investigator – Correspondent Banking (AML)

About the role

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone.

This job is responsible for performing end-to-end investigations or investigations support functions of external financial crimes activities for high risk client segments, including Money Service Businesses (MSBs), Casinos, Third Party Payment Processors (TPPPs), Professional Services Entities, Embassies/Missions/Consulates, Consultants, Virtual Currency firms, and Correspondent Banking relationships.

Responsibilities

• Conducting routine to complex investigations, including fraud committed by external parties, money laundering, or terrorist financing and acting as the liaison to Law Enforcement as required
• Providing coaching and inputs to investigators to improve case quality, ensure all cases are sufficiently investigated and findings are adequately documented
• Reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations on investigations, while identifying enhancements to ensure cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics
• Reviews Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement
• Reports facts of the investigation to senior stakeholders, assisting in identifying potential operational or compliance risks and partners with Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Management and/or Front Line Units (FLU) to resolve investigations
• Performs quality control functions, training, communications, guidance, monitoring scenario development/enhancement input and testing, or law enforcement liaison responsibilities in an investigative support role
• Supports the identification of improvements to the investigations and case assignment processes to enhance the effectiveness of investigative procedures
• Participates in the case assignment process to distribute work across the investigative team

Skills

• Coaching
• Fraud Management
• Quality Assurance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Investigation Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Reporting
• Written Communications

Preferred Technical Skills

• Risk Identification & Assessment
• Line of Business (LoB) Products, Services & Acumen
• Risk Governance & Reporting
• Financial Crimes Risk Programs
• Enhanced Due Diligence
• Customer Due Diligence
• Regulatory Knowledge
• Case Investigations & Resolution
• High Risk Activities & Typologies

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years' experience in anti-money laundering (AML), financial crimes investigations, including consumer or complex investigations and correspondent and/or international banking

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is needed

Strong writing skills / report writing (SARs)

Desired Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in related field, Effective communication skills, Experience in financial services and/or a related government entity, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certifications: ACAMS – Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists

Schedule

1st shift (United States of America), 40 Hours Per Week