What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Team Leader, Financial Crimes position at Edward Jones?
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
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¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones is responsible for maintaining an effective Financial Crimes Program for monitoring, detecting and reporting suspicious activity. This includes the predicate offenses to money laundering and terrorist financing, including fraud as well as internal violations of firm policies or procedures. As an Investigator of the firm's Financial Crimes Program within the Compliance Division you will be responsible for the prevention of individuals and businesses using Edward Jones products and services for illegal purposes. As a leader in Financial Crimes, you will lead a team of investigators that perform analysis of alerts across fraud, anti-money laundering & internal surveillance crime types. This role is responsible for holding investigators accountable for overall performance to meet key metrics/objectives to mitigate risks & help meet regulatory requirements.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Concentration in business, accounting, finance or management are preferred, but other concentrations will be considered.
- SIE and Series 99 required within 120 days of start date (US); Series 7 required within 12 months of start date (US). Outside the US, appropriate country-specific licenses required.
- 5 or more years financial services industry or accounting experience, with operations experience strongly preferred. 3 or more years management experience in the financial services industry, or audit experience.
- Must have a basic understanding of major functions in US and/or CAN brokerage Operations, including books and records, trades, packaged products, and processing of cash, securities and accounts. Must also have in-depth knowledge of one or more of the major functions.
- Must have an understanding of the team and department functions, processes, and/or systems supported by the team and department, within 6 months of hire, and be an expert on the team's systems, processes, and/or functions within 12 months of hire.
- Must have strong collaboration, problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills.
- Must have the ability to proactively identify risks and design and implement effective controls to mitigate risks.
- Must have demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence decision making on technology initiatives and/or projects.
- Must be able to effectively communicate, lead a team and manage relationships with others based in multiple locations.
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
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Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e). A copy of a notice regarding the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance is available at: dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf.
