Rate: $40/hour

• Strong understanding of the applicable laws, regulations, and industry-specific guidance related to Anti-Money Laundering Programs including:
• Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) scenarios, Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) practices, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/European Banking Authority (EBA) requirements or comparable, Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols, and OFAC screening procedures
• Experience conducting investigations across numerous referral channels (e.g., fraud escalations, negative news, transaction monitoring) and SAR drafting / filing experience
• Strong understanding of the financial markets and banking, including broker-dealer product-based knowledge, and the ability to conduct independent research
• Experience with banking concepts, securities, customer segmentation, and financial product knowledge and a working knowledge of expected/anticipated activity for each
• Experience working and/or advanced understanding of transaction monitoring, negative news, sanctions screening, KYC, CDD, and EDD processes.
• Familiarity with various AML monitoring systems and commercial research databases
• Possess understanding of complex customer and account structures within retail, commercial, and specialized banking clients