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At Crowe, you have the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions to today’s complex business issues. Crowe’s accounting, consulting, and technology personnel are widely recognized for their in-depth expertise and understanding of sophisticated process frameworks and enabling technologies, along with their commitment to delivering measurable results that help clients build business value. Our focus on emerging technology solutions along with our commitment to internal career growth and exceptional client value has resulted in a firm that is routinely recognized as a “Best Place to Work.” We are 75 years strong and still growing. Come grow with us!

Job Description:

Join our Consulting Financial Crime practice to lead our markets and the clients we serve within the financial services industry. From day one of your career, you will collaborate with our clients to transform their financial crime programs. We will enable an entrepreneurial and innovative environment for you to deliver transformative risk consulting services and to develop deeply specialized skill sets demanded in today’s market.

For nearly 20 years, Crowe has been the leader in providing financial crime service to the financial community. We are a diverse, innovative, and driven group that operates across the country. We collaborate with the leading providers and organizations in financial services to bring our clients leading solutions.

Why we exist

To better enable our clients to realize their purpose by helping them to optimally achieve their goals.

How we serve

We bring the best of our authentic selves, working as a diverse team, to achieve our highest potential in serving our clients.

What we offer

We provide innovative and high value solutions, by dedicated individuals, who are passionate about helping our clients to enable their own success.

This role is responsible for performing transaction activity reviews, investigations and customer due diligence reviews on customers that have been alerted for potentially suspicious activity, potential sanctions list matches or that have been identified as posing elevated risk for money laundering and terrorist financing. They will be responsible for ensuring that reviews and investigations are maintained at a level commensurate with regulatory expectations. This role will assist in Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR), and/or enhanced due diligence (EDD) reviews on customers identified as posing a higher inherent risk and/or sanctions screening. This position has minimal/no travel.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and investigating alerts, performing investigations, or enhanced due diligence reviews for potentially suspicious activity, making risk-based SAR recommendations and preparing SARs.
• Conducting periodic holistic reviews of higher risk individuals or entities.
• Reviewing and investigating potential matches with sanctions lists.
• Maintaining a solid working knowledge (functional and operational) of the rules and regulations, including but not limited to, BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC and Sanctions Screening.
• Assist in the delivery of financial crime consulting services to Financial Services companies, including Banks, Money Service Businesses (MSB’s), Third Party Payment Providers, and FinTechs.
• Handle other duties as assigned by employer.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma.
• 1-year minimum experience in financial services Financial Crime compliance management, retail banking, commercial banking, and/or global diversified financial services organizations.
• Knowledge of the laws applicable to money laundering, to include the BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC requirements and Suspicious Activity Reporting requirements.
• Strong writing, analytical, and communication skills and the ability to multi-task and complete projects on time.
• Strong research skills and sound knowledge in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite and experience with on-line research systems including the Internet.
• Knowledge of client and transactional monitoring processes.
• Detail oriented with the ability to multitask and quickly adapt to changing assignments.
• Ability to work autonomously and with teams in different locations.
• Highly effective communication with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to anticipate, draw conclusions, and adapt to changing needs and demands.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management.
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving, strategic thinking and reasoning abilities.
• A high degree of integrity, professionalism, and capacity to excel in a cohesive team environment.

Preferred:

• Associate’s degree and/or Bachelor’s Degree.
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS), or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience performing AML and financial crime investigations, customer due diligence reviews and/or sanctions screening reviews.
• Experience working in AML software solutions including transaction monitoring systems, customer risk rating systems, and/or case management tools like Actimize, Verafin, Fiserv, FCRM, Jack Henry Yellow Hammer, Patriot Officer.
• General banking compliance knowledge.
• Experience working in a professional services or project-based environment.
• Expertise in common financial crime technology platforms like CLEAR, LexisNexis, World Check etc.
• Prior financial crime consulting experience.
• Bilingual Spanish.

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The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $45,000 to $50,000.

Our Benefits:

At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow:

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe:

Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge.