Global Financial Crimes Investigator

Global Financial Crimes Investigator

As an Assistant Vice President in Belfast, you will lead end to end investigations of external financial crimes including fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing. You will manage a caseload, work with internal stakeholders and law enforcement, and ensure all investigations meet quality metrics and comply with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine to complex investigations of fraud, money laundering, or terrorist financing.
• Complete investigations ensuring cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics.
• File Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in a timely and accurate manner for regulators and/or law enforcement.
• Report findings to senior stakeholders and recommend operational or compliance actions.
• Partner with GFC Risk Management, front line units, and other stakeholders to resolve investigations.
• Maintain working knowledge of relevant anti financial crimes laws, rules, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Perform research and analysis of transaction information, customer data, public records, social media, and other external research tools.
• Manage a significant case inventory and prioritize cases based on risk and management direction while adhering to SLAs.
• Perform quality control functions, training, communications, guidance, scenario development, testing, and law enforcement liaison responsibilities.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and law enforcement to obtain additional information and documentation.
• Recommend appropriate follow up actions, including account closure for customers exceeding risk tolerance, and identify and flag potential operational or compliance risks.
• Perform other functions as requested by management.

Required Qualifications

• Degree: Bachelor's or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with AML, Risk, or Compliance and knowledge of financial crime typologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.
• Strong written communication and reporting skills.
• Coaching, fraud management, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, investigation, management, policy, issue management, and reporting experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Certifications such as ACAMS - Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists.
• Additional technical or functional experience in financial services or related government entities.

Benefits

• Private healthcare for you and your family.
• Competitive pension plan and life assurance.
• Group income protection cover.
• 20 days of backup childcare and 20 days of backup adult care per annum.
• Flexible benefits including well being account, travel insurance, and critical illness cover.
• Flex fund available for use towards benefits.
• Access to an emotional well being helpline, virtual GP services, and the Peppy App.
• Gym memberships, exercise classes and wellbeing apps via Wellhub (Headspace, Calm).
• Donate to charities through payroll with a bank match.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bank of America is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, marital status, race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, and other protected classes. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience and monitors background compliance under the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998.