Global Financial Crimes Analyst

About the role

The Financial Crimes Compliance Analyst supports the Policy and Governance Team Lead in FIU by assisting in policy development, governance oversight, and regulatory alignment supporting the institutions' crime risk management strategies. This role provides foundational experience in compliance, policy development, and governance within a global financial institution.

Responsibilities

• Support routine and moderately complex governance and compliance activities, including governing documentation reviews, MI&R, and issue tracking.
• Afford monitoring regulatory developments, examinations, and audit-related requests as needed.
• Perform gap analysis to identify issues and communicate to Senior Management.
• Aid in drafting, reviewing, and updating AML/FIU governing documents.
• Research and analyze new or updated regulatory requirements to assess potential impact on FIU operations.
• Participate in policy implementation and special research projects using Microsoft Office Products such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Prepare qualitative reports, data metrics workbooks, and compliance presentations for senior management, governance committees, and regulators.
• Collaborate with FIU Investigations, AML Operations, Enterprise Policy Governance, Global QA, Compliance Testing, and Audit teams to ensure consistency and alignment.
• Maintain documentation repositories, version control, and proactive regulatory information management.
• Review and research alert adjudicators and/or transactions.
• Document research findings and accurately write narratives detailing suspicious activity as required.
• Accurately and confidently communicate with management any activity and trends that could implicate potential money laundering or terrorist financing.
• Analytical/Investigative skills to determine unusual or possible suspicious activity regarding transaction or account activities.

Requirements

• 1-3 years in banking, with a strong emphasis on BSA, AML and OFAC laws and regulations.
• 3+ years proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required; comfort with data analysis tools including Co-Pilot and Power Automate is a plus.
• Knowledge of the laws applicable to money laundering, to include the BSA, The Patriot Act, U.S. Treasury AML guidelines, OFAC requirements and Suspicious Activity Reporting requirements.
• Understanding of banking and financial services, including an understanding of the various types of products, services, and transactions that are typical for a Financial Institution.
• CAMS certification preferred but not required.
• Experience in analyzing and managing financial crime investigative processes.
• Process oriented coupled with a strong ability to understand appropriate program enhancing strategies.
• Experience interacting with senior managers and compliance subject matter experts.
• Collaborative with strong interpersonal communication skills; Detail-oriented and efficient in organized executions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Benefits

The typical base pay range for this role is between $72,000 to $87,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below. MUFG Benefits Summary.