AML Compliance Analyst
The Judge Group Inc.

Job Info

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Location: Coppell, TX
Description:
Company: Federal Gov service provider

Position: AML Compliance analyst

Location: Fully Onsite 5 days per week in San Antonio OR Lewisville, TX

MUST BE A US CITIZEN

Start Date: September 9th

Duration: Through February 2025, with possibility of extension or perm conversion thereafter.

Bachelor's Degree is strongly preferred, but not required. (If a candidate doesn't have a

PLEASE NOTE: There is a 6-8 week training period at the beginning and the client is not allowing for more than 1-2 days off during this time - so attendance is critical for candidates. Client has had to reject folks who had summer vacations planned because of the client's strict nature on this.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

AML Compliance Analyst

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the Analystwill include, but are not limited to:

• Performing AML alert/case reviews, seeking to mitigate risks associated to financial crimes and suspicious activity.

• Applying research and analytic techniques to digest complex information sets in order to make logical and adequately supported determinations in regard to unusual and potentially suspicious activity.

• Applying consistent and well-documented analysis consistent with industry standards to ensure success in the following daily efforts of Transaction Monitoring:

o Conducting an end-to-end and meticulous review of potential illegal or suspicious activity;

o Completing a time-sensitive and meticulous analysis of each instance of potential Anti-Money Laundering activity and/or suspicious financial activity across multiple jurisdictions and countries;

o Assessment of customer profiles and client data to identify whether activity is consistent with typical purchasing/payment activity, including Acceptable Use Policy adherence and Know Your Customer efforts; and

o Documenting findings in narrative style format, in the manual and automated process case management system and prepare updates to Project Managers / Team Leads as appropriate.

o Make determinations for potential Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum 2 years of compliance experience (transaction monitoring, fraud, or AML)

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.

• In office work required 5 days a week in San Antonio, TX or Lewisville, TX

• Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines (e.g. BSA, OFAC, FinCEN guidance)

• Experience working with manual, and system generated alerts/cases for the detection of potentially suspicious activity.

• Knowledge of US reporting requirements as it relates to suspicious activity reports and cash transaction activity.

• Ability to detect and mitigate red flags for potential financial crime, including money laundering, terrorism financing activities and fraud, as it appears in transactional data.

• Solid Excel skills.

• The ability to excel within a team environment and independently.

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Preferred:

• 3+ years of experience assessing and reviewing system generated and manual AML alerts and/or escalations/SAR write-ups for potentially suspicious activity.

• Experience with AML risks associated with cryptocurrencies.

• CAMS certification.

• Specific experience with cryptocurrency products as a user and / or experience working in the digital currency industry

• End to End understanding of Transaction Monitoring/ KYC/ Screening/ Fraud Operations

• Jurisdiction specific SAR filing/Narrative from documentary and non-documentary verification and as per relevant policy, nature of business, source of wealth/funds, and customer screening against the watchlist of Sanctions, PEP, and adverse media

• Ability to conduct detailed investigations using vendors and open sources to remediate compliance alerts and to independently research, analyze, and recommend solutions to close open items and discrepancies.

• Experience in using various risk case management systems.

• Experience processing financial crime risk management typologies as related to brokerage and virtual currency exchanges.

Contact: ckelly@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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