Investigative Analyst

Travel Required: None

About the Role

Guidehouse is seeking an Analyst to perform Anti-Money Laundering (AML) alert and case reviews, mitigating risks associated with financial crimes and suspicious activity.

Responsibilities

• Perform AML alert and case reviews to mitigate risks related to financial crimes and suspicious activity.
• Apply research and analytic techniques to digest complex information sets, making logical and adequately supported determinations regarding unusual and potentially suspicious activity.
• Conduct consistent and well-documented analysis in line with industry standards for Transaction Monitoring, including:
  • End-to-end and meticulous review of potential illegal or suspicious activity.
  • Time-sensitive analysis of each instance of potential AML or suspicious financial activity across multiple jurisdictions and countries.
  • Assessment of customer profiles and client data to identify consistency with typical purchasing/payment activity, including Acceptable Use Policy adherence and Know Your Customer (KYC) efforts.
• Document findings in narrative format within manual and automated case management systems, and provide updates to Project Managers or Team Leads as appropriate.
• Make determinations for potential Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings.

Requirements

• 5 days in-office requirement.
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 1+ years of relevant experience in Financial Compliance. Relevant experience may substitute for formal education or an advanced degree.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines (e.g., BSA, OFAC, FinCEN guidance).
• Experience working with manual and system-generated alerts/cases for detecting potentially suspicious activity.
• Ability to assess risks and identify deviations.
• Knowledge of reporting requirements related to suspicious activity reports and transaction activity.
• Ability to detect and mitigate red flags for potential financial crime, including money laundering, terrorism financing, and fraud as it appears in transactional data.
• Solid Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience assessing and reviewing system-generated and manual AML alerts and/or escalations/SAR write-ups for potentially suspicious activity.
• CAMS or ICA certification.
• Experience with OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) Techniques.
• End-to-end understanding of Transaction Monitoring, KYC, Screening, Fraud Operations, jurisdiction-specific SAR filing, and narrative development from documentary and non-documentary verification.
• Understanding of relevant policies, nature of business, source of wealth/funds, and customer screening against sanctions lists, PEPs, and adverse media.
• Ability to conduct detailed investigations using vendors and open sources to remediate compliance alerts, independently research, analyze, and recommend solutions to close open items and discrepancies.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program