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We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.
We're seeking a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) investigator (Vice President-Sr Specialist, SAR Investigations II) to join our Financial Crimes Legal Investigations (FC Legal Investigations) team. This role is located in Lake Mary, FL, or Pittsburgh, PA - HYBRID.
The FC Legal Investigations team carries out the company's enterprise-wide financial intelligence and suspicious activity investigation and reporting function. FC Legal Investigation's primary mission is to mitigate company risk through excellence in suspicious activity investigations and reporting. The team works closely with the company's Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) group, regulatory enforcement investigations, Information Security and Legal departments. Activity investigated by the team includes money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, fraud (, market manipulation, data breaches and economic sanctions violations.
Responsibilities:
Conducting proactive investigations to address money laundering and terrorist financing concerns in alignment with the National Priorities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
Analyzing complex transactional data, performing in-depth research, decisioning cases stemming from proactive investigations, drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), and making recommendations to escalate concerns to internal stakeholders.
Demonstrates a strong understanding of global financial crimes money flows.
Drafting timely, error-free and SARs and No SARs that follow FinCEN regulations and the team's internal guidance and policies.
Managing a portfolio of case work in an organized manner with the ability to work efficiently within tight deadlines.
This team member must also effectively communicate and develop relationships with internal stakeholders and collaborate on significant investigative matters.
The team member will be expected to apply an understanding of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and the USA PATRIOT Act and apply it to the banking products and services offered by the organization.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
Graduate Degree in Law, Business, Intelligence Studies, or International Relations preferred.
7-10 years of total work experience preferred.
Experience working for a financial institution in an AML investigations function, particularly in the correspondent banking space, and/or ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) certification and intelligence work in the private or public sector preferred.
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:
America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
"Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023
Our Benefits and Rewards:
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.