Anti-Money Laundering Investigator (Cryptocurrency)

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the Analyst will 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:
• Conducting an end-to-end and meticulous review of potential illegal or suspicious activity;
• 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;
• 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
• 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.
• Make determinations for potential Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings.

Qualifications:

Required:

• B.A./B.S. degree
• 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.
• Solid Excel skills.