Financial Crimes Specialist

Large Banking Client

Onsite 3x/week in CLT

12+ month contract, with potential to convert to FTE

On a W2 basis ONLY (no corp to corp or 1099)

Top Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in financial crimes due diligence, specifically in enhanced due diligence and underwriting.
• Proven ability to review customer transactions and write detailed risk summaries.
• Strong writing skills to develop relationship memos and documentation.
• Expertise in sourcing due diligence reviews from reputable databases (e.g., World Check) and conducting investigations to identify PEP.
• Familiarity with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs and relevant compliance regulations.
• Experience in defining and identifying risk ratings based on established criteria.
• Understanding of customer due diligence methodologies, particularly in high-risk areas, demographics, and foreign financial institutions.
• Proficiency in using analytical tools such as QlikView for activity assessment.

Plusses:

• Background in assessing risks associated with customers, including hedge funds and collective fund structures.
• Knowledge of the updated risk rating model for customers and the capacity to manage high-risk relationship profiles.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements, including the Patriot Act and other relevant financial regulations.
• Experience collaborating with business units and consulting with peers to develop comprehensive due diligence memos.

Job Summary: The Financial Crimes Specialists will play a critical role within the operations function, focusing on the assessment and management of financial crimes risk. These resources will be responsible for conducting thorough financial and reputational reviews of entities, evaluating risks, and ensuring that the organization adheres to AML policies. As part of the ongoing AML policy rewrite, this role involves creating and implementing strategies that account for the specific risks posed by clients, while also enhancing the overall due diligence process.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Review customer transactions and prepare risk summaries that detail customer relationships and ownership structures.
• Generate relationship memos that outline the characteristics of entities, including demographic information, locations, and compliance with risk management criteria.
• Execute comprehensive due diligence reviews by sourcing information from various platforms, including databases and the internet.
• Calculate and assign risk ratings to entities based on defined criteria, with an understanding of how to mitigate risks associated with high-risk customers.
• Conduct activity reviews comparing expected versus actual customer behavior to identify anomalies or concerns.
• Maintain collaboration with business partners to meet productivity metrics while ensuring compliance with enhanced due diligence standards.
• Assist in the integration of new risk attributes into the financial crimes due diligence process, particularly those emerging from the policy updates concerning fund customers.