AML OPS Analyst

Overview:

Description:

• Basic understanding of AML regulations: Familiarity with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), OFAC sanctions, and other relevant anti-money laundering laws.
• Analytical skills: Ability to identify patterns, analyze complex data, and draw logical conclusions from available information.
• Attention to detail: High level of accuracy when reviewing transactions and documenting findings and recommend action with detailed rationale.
• Investigative skills:
• The capability to gather and assess information from various sources to support decision-making
• Basic knowledge of financial products and services: Understanding different types of transactions, customer profiles, and potential red flags associated withvarious financial activities.
• Reviewing alerts: Analyzing AML alerts generated in FCRM, and looking for the specific AML alerts category (potential red flags)
• like - structuring, high-risk high-volume transaction, change in behavior, etc.
• Review the alerted activity and 30 days of recent activity on the account including appropriate research to explain why the activity is performed.
• Customer profile checks: Verifying customer information against existing records to understand the legitimacy of transactions and the customer's expected
• activity.
• Basic investigation: Conducting initial research using internal systems and external data sources to gather information about the transaction, parties
• involved, and potential risks.
• Review the alerted activity and 30 days of recent activity on the account including appropriate research to explain why the activity is performed.
• Alert disposition: Deciding whether to close an alert as non-suspicious with no further action recommended escalate it to a higher level for more robust & thorough investigations Documentation: Record their findings and rationale for the decision made on
• the alert in a specific format provided with FCRM update Compliance adherence: Ensuring all reviews are conducted in accordance with
• established AML policies, regulations, and internal procedures.