Compliance Job
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American Express's Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) is part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization, operating within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC), provides end-to-end oversight and support of global financial crimes investigations. In partnership with broader GFCC teams, GFCSU supports the development, testing, implementation and adjudication of transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other tools to detect potential criminal activity. GFCSU plays a vital role in ensuring compliance with key regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. They also support law enforcement by providing critical information to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other financial crimes.
The GFCSU's Quality Assurance (QA) Team performs regular QA testing of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Screening, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and Anti-Corruption investigations performed by the Financial Intelligence Unit to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory standards as well as internal procedural requirements.
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct quality testing of AML, Screening, EDD, and Anti-Corruption processes managed by the GFCSU, which includes evaluating alert investigations against established regulatory and procedural requirements and providing feedback to the relevant team(s)
- Draft reports to summarize findings and communicate results of quality testing to relevant stakeholders
- Manage projects to expand and enhance quality review processes and technology
- Identify trends in investigative quality, potential efficiencies, and procedural enhancements, working closely with GFCC leaders to help improve investigative processes accordingly
Minimum Qualifications
- Two years of work experience at a financial services institution, retail/commercial bank, or payment processing institution in any of the following areas: AML/BSA, financial crimes compliance, know-your-customer (KYC), enhanced due diligence, screening/sanctions risk management, and/or operational risk
- Proven analytical skills and demonstrated ability to research, assess, interpret, resolve, and remediate issues with regulatory impact
- Excellent time-management skills and demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Ability to influence, gain support, and resolve conflict
- Detail-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization
- Self-motivated with an ability to learn quickly and independently
Preferred Qualifications
- Business Self Testing (BST), Quality Control, or Quality Assurance experience is a plus
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
Qualifications
Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually bonus benefits
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Job: Compliance
Primary Location: US-Arizona-Phoenix
Other Locations: US-Utah-Sandy, US-Florida-Sunrise
Schedule: Full-time
Req ID: 25013672