Job Title: Compliance Analyst – AML Investigator
Location: Austin, TX 78729 (Hybrid - 3 days/week)
Duration: 6 months
Contract Type: W2 only
Pay Rate: $40 - $55.00/Hour
Job Description:
Financial Intelligence Unit
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) performs a critical role in the execution and management of Client's Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance program: adhering to a set of required standards and processes regarding AML investigations; ensuring Client's compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and the USA PATRIOT Act, to ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices.
Investigator, Financial Intelligence Unit
The position of FIU Investigator will be responsible for conducting timely, special and complex investigations related to suspected money laundering, terrorism finance, or other related financial crimes, cultivating analytic trends and typologies unique to payments services and associated with online marketplaces, and drafting suspicious activity reports as appropriate.
Qualifications – Hard Skills:
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in anti-money laundering regulations, investigation, or AML related field.
- Preferred 3+ years drafting suspicious activity reports.
- Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Financial Crimes Specialist, Certified Fraud Examiner, or related professional certification required.
- Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in business or related field or JD preferred.
- Strong knowledge and experience with Client laws, regulations, and related compliance requirements; MSB or eCommerce environment a plus.
- Experience working on special projects and areas of emerging typologies / risk, participating in the development of SOPs.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills including the use and creation of pivot tables, formulas, and functions within Excel. SQL programming skills a plus.
- Advanced writing and research skills and ability to abstract and interpret complex data from multiple sources and systems.
Qualifications – Soft Skills:
- Ability to succeed in a in a fast paced, and dynamic environment, within time-critical situations, while maintaining high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple cases and projects simultaneously.
- Team player with strong collaborative qualities and a positive demeanor.
- Strong emotional intelligence combined with interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, influencing, and organizational skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to interact with other business teams.
- Ability to work on confidential and sensitive matters with a high degree of professionalism and discretion.
- Ability to make discretionary decisions based upon research and established guidelines.
- Dependable, goal-driven, and self-motivated with the ability to work independently with a sense of urgency and follow through.
