[Remote] Financial Crimes Compliance Consultant (Contractor)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to deliver data driven, technology enabled consulting solutions. The Financial Crimes Compliance Consultant will review and assess cases related to Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions, ensuring compliance and accurate reporting while managing a case load in accordance with service level agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review and independently assess cases derived from Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) suspicious activity monitoring and Economic Sanctions/Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) screening conducted by Huron or client
• Review and independently assess Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) cases derived from customer profile monitoring to ensure complete and accurate Know Your Customer (KYC) profiles and Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements
• Utilize transaction monitoring and case management systems (as available), vendor solutions, and open source tools to conduct investigations
• Compare observed activity with client KYC and expected activity profiles for potentially suspicious transactions or behaviors
• Prepare observations from review and analysis through compiling of review notes, documentation and resolution
• Interact with client compliance and operational staff, customer service areas and management in conducting reviews
• Determine whether activity should be escalated for further review based on alert reviews
• Determine whether suspicious activity reports (SARs) should be filed based on case investigations
• Manage of weekly case load in a timely fashion in accordance with Huron’s Service Level Agreement (SLA’s)
• Meet weekly time-keeping and reporting requirements vis-à-vis client and Huron
• Communicate professionally, transparently, and in a timely fashion regarding weekly scheduling to client and/or Huron Supervisors

Skills

• Knowledge of government regulatory requirements and expectations for identifying unusual or suspicious activity in connection with financial transactions, related to economic sanctions (e.g., OFAC), and the requirements to file suspicious activity reports
• Five (5) years of experience conducting AML/BSA and/or Economic Sanctions/OFAC investigations at financial institutions
• Strong analytical skills derived from previous experience in a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) or similar investigative setting including former law enforcement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills a must to work effectively with all levels of consultants and client staff
• Ability to work well with others as well as independently and with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
• Proficient in various software applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, email, banking systems and transaction monitoring/case management software (e.g., Mantas, Actimize, Fircosoft, Fiserve AML Manager, PRIME Compliance Suite)
• Experience conducting and interpreting Lexis Nexis and Negative News Searches
• Experience writing SAR and alert/case narratives summarizing the results of investigations and selecting requisite supporting documentation
• Experience with historical transaction analyses (i.e., “lookbacks”) preferred, including conducting flow of funds analysis and compiling associated supporting documentation
• Prior consulting experience preferred

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