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Position Overview
Job Description
Title: Compliance Analyst – Contract Role
About Harris Williams
We are a global investment bank specializing in M&A and private capital advisory services. Clients worldwide rely on us to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality. We approach every engagement with boundless collaboration, pooling expertise and relationships across industries, service offerings, and geographies. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to think strategically, execute precisely, and deliver premium outcomes to help them grow.
We are ambitious in our goals and steadfast in the belief that clients deserve our very best. To achieve our highest aspiration, we invest in world-class, team-oriented individuals who are smart, driven, and principled – those who are eager to be part of something bigger than themselves. When you join Harris Williams, you are welcomed into a collegial environment where every individual has the opportunity to make an impact in a powerful and significant way. We invite you to learn more about careers at Harris Williams.
Why Harris Williams
Harris Williams fosters an inclusive culture through hiring quality people who are committed, tenacious, and principled – dedicated to achieving the right results for our clients, the right way. We are committed to building a unique firm by valuing and developing talent.
This is a contract role, intended to be 6-7 months in duration.
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, professional and creative problem solver with a strong work ethic, drive, leadership ability, and high sensitivity to confidential information. This position is responsible for management of HW’s Anti Money Laundering (AML) program. This includes owning the design, implementation, and monitoring of the program, and ensuring the overall approach remains current with regulations and industry best practice. This person will engage across the firm in the execution of the HW AML program, as well as with PNC in support of their oversight and monitoring efforts. Beyond AML, there is scope for broadened responsibilities and work on special projects within the Compliance team over time.
Employees Who Thrive At Harris Williams Demonstrate The Following
Disclaimer: Harris Williams will not accept unsolicited resumes from contingency recruiters. Any such resumes received will not be considered as legitimate submissions, and Harris Williams will not pay for the placement of a candidate resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Furthermore, Harris Williams strictly forbids any contingency recruiter from representing the firm in the market without prior consent
Qualifications
Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.
Preferred Skills
Compliance Reporting, Customer Risk, Decision Making, Regulatory Requirements, Risk Assessments, Risk Control, Strategic Objectives
Competencies
Accuracy and Attention to Detail, Anti-money Laundering/Sanctions Policies and Procedures, Audit And Compliance Function, Auditing, Fraud Management, Internal Controls, Problem Solving
Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 2 years of relevant professional experience. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
Education
Bachelors
Certifications
No Required Certification(s)
Licenses
No Required License(s)
Benefits
PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.
In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 8 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.
To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit Your PNC Total Rewards.
Disability Accommodations Statement
If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.
California Residents
Refer to the California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice to gain understanding of how PNC may use or disclose your personal information in our hiring practices.
Job Description
Title: Compliance Analyst – Contract Role
About Harris Williams
We are a global investment bank specializing in M&A and private capital advisory services. Clients worldwide rely on us to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality. We approach every engagement with boundless collaboration, pooling expertise and relationships across industries, service offerings, and geographies. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to think strategically, execute precisely, and deliver premium outcomes to help them grow.
We are ambitious in our goals and steadfast in the belief that clients deserve our very best. To achieve our highest aspiration, we invest in world-class, team-oriented individuals who are smart, driven, and principled – those who are eager to be part of something bigger than themselves. When you join Harris Williams, you are welcomed into a collegial environment where every individual has the opportunity to make an impact in a powerful and significant way. We invite you to learn more about careers at Harris Williams.
Why Harris Williams
- Diverse responsibilities: In this role, you will coordinate the day-to-day responsibilities of Harris Williams’ BSA/AML program. You will manage the AML lifecycle of HW engagements from onboarding and ongoing monitoring to closing; screen & vet third parties for Harris Williams’ vendor risk program; research and implement new AML rules and regulations; assist in creation of various AML-related trainings; support HW’s Privacy Program; and manage key tasks such as training reminders, document collection and retention, and testing submissions
- Collaborative work environment: You will be a point of contact for your team to the rest of the firm. On a day-to-day basis, you will work closely and build relationships with colleagues across all departments.
- Professional development: We care about your training and development. New employees will participate in role specific training to set you up for success. You will be a continuous learner adapting to new policies and procedures required to process and resolve personnel transactions, inquiries, and issues.
- Engaging culture: We believe talent is our greatest asset. Our people exemplify a team over individual culture, and participate in team-building events, both regional and companywide. In this role you will be a champion of HW’s “one firm” mentality.
Harris Williams fosters an inclusive culture through hiring quality people who are committed, tenacious, and principled – dedicated to achieving the right results for our clients, the right way. We are committed to building a unique firm by valuing and developing talent.
This is a contract role, intended to be 6-7 months in duration.
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, professional and creative problem solver with a strong work ethic, drive, leadership ability, and high sensitivity to confidential information. This position is responsible for management of HW’s Anti Money Laundering (AML) program. This includes owning the design, implementation, and monitoring of the program, and ensuring the overall approach remains current with regulations and industry best practice. This person will engage across the firm in the execution of the HW AML program, as well as with PNC in support of their oversight and monitoring efforts. Beyond AML, there is scope for broadened responsibilities and work on special projects within the Compliance team over time.
Employees Who Thrive At Harris Williams Demonstrate The Following
- Approach all tasks with humility, collaboration and enthusiasm
- View challenging tasks as opportunities for growth
- Share ideas and credit among peers and teammates
- Learn from mentors
- Be responsive
- This is an in-office role. Light after hour email usage expected
- Acknowledge requests and clarify deadlines as needed
- Stay aligned with your team on active workstreams and upcoming tasks
- Take pride in your work product
- Seek feedback from your team during and after project completion
- Ask “What’s next?” Work ahead instead of waiting for direction
- Maintain confidentiality and effectively handle highly sensitive and personal information with sound judgement, tact, and discretion
- Articulate thoughts and ideas both verbally and in writing
- As you gain confidence through experience, willingness to speak up during internal discussions
- Be a self-starter
- Exhaust available resources, including desktop research, before asking your manager for guidance
- Offer creative suggestions as you grow into the role to enhance or create efficiency in existing processes
- Proactively identify potential conflicts/issues and propose potential solutions
- Be intellectually curious and have a teachable spirit
- Ask questions along to way to deepen your understanding of M&A process
- Certification from Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) preferred
- Familiarity with World-Check, LexisNexis, and SharePoint systems
- Organized, detail oriented, and diligent with the ability to meet deadlines and execute efficiently
- Familiarity with US and/or Europe Privacy laws
- Strong communication skills and ability to work well in a team setting
- Self-driven but collaborative approach that builds interpersonal networks and is able to influence
- Curious mindset that proactively identifies areas opportunity and directs resources towards continuous improvement
- Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
- College degree, or a comparable combination of education and experience (including military service) may be considered. 1-5 years of experience in a compliance function within the financial services industry, with a focus on AML
Disclaimer: Harris Williams will not accept unsolicited resumes from contingency recruiters. Any such resumes received will not be considered as legitimate submissions, and Harris Williams will not pay for the placement of a candidate resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Furthermore, Harris Williams strictly forbids any contingency recruiter from representing the firm in the market without prior consent
Qualifications
Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.
Preferred Skills
Compliance Reporting, Customer Risk, Decision Making, Regulatory Requirements, Risk Assessments, Risk Control, Strategic Objectives
Competencies
Accuracy and Attention to Detail, Anti-money Laundering/Sanctions Policies and Procedures, Audit And Compliance Function, Auditing, Fraud Management, Internal Controls, Problem Solving
Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 2 years of relevant professional experience. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
Education
Bachelors
Certifications
No Required Certification(s)
Licenses
No Required License(s)
Benefits
PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.
In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 8 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.
To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit Your PNC Total Rewards.
Disability Accommodations Statement
If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.
California Residents
Refer to the California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice to gain understanding of how PNC may use or disclose your personal information in our hiring practices.
