Edward Jones
Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference? Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.
Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
Job Overview
Position Schedule:
Full-Time
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 01-Oct-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
This role is responsible for fraud investigative research, root cause analysis and consulting regarding highly complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and/or suspicious situations with low, moderate, and high risk with a cyber focus. Duties include any or all of the following: conducts investigative research using appropriate investigative techniques to determine fraud risk; performs detailed analyses to detect patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes in transactions and relationships across multiple businesses/products; develops and implements testing strategies and methodologies; evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of procedures, processes and internal controls; reviews and analyzes investigative findings and makes recommendations based upon outcomes; drafts corrective action plans and assists in managing change to prevent/mitigate risk.
Key Responsibilities: Development and delivery of a wide range of training for team members and firm associates related to the identification of fraudulent activity, investigative tools/techniques, reporting requirements and procedures, education and awareness of financial crimes. May support certain operational activities including workflow, reporting and training. Expected to conduct comprehensive analysis of escalations or referrals to assess the risk of potential fraud or suspicious activity. Responsible for seeing all aspects of the case through to completion. Responsible for determining whether a case can be appropriately mitigated and closed, or whether red flags still exist, and a SAR/STR is warranted. If a SAR/STR is warranted, responsible for drafting the SAR narrative. Errors in judgment, delayed and/or inappropriate action could result in unreported illegal activity, theft, violation of internal firm policies, or fraud which could bring about regulatory scrutiny, penalties, fines and client harm. Review account activity and client behavior to identify trends with client accounts, or the activity of both the Financial Advisor and branch staff by performing account and customer reviews of historic behavior and detecting anomalous activity. Establish relationships and share information with Legal, Compliance, and other internal departments, governmental agencies and law enforcement in order to support investigations and improve the control environment. Expected to maintain working knowledge and enforce the Firm's Financial Crimes Policies. Enforcement of policy could include account restrictions, prohibition of individual/business types or assets due to the elevated fraud risk. These enforcements could include direct communication with the branch team on the firm's policy and impact to their practice. Primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with sanctions screening program as required by OFAC, FinCEN, and BSA regulations and internal watchlists in order to detect and report suspicious customers, transactions or securities.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our
benefits page .
Hiring Minimum:
$72700 Hiring Maximum:
$119800
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Skills/Requirements
High school diploma, Bachelor's preferred 3+ years experience 2+ years of brokerage or financial services industry or related experience with a focus on fraud, BSA/AML investigations, audit, or risk management strongly preferred. Knowledge of brokerage operations, banking operations, risk management, investigations, forensic accounting, business, finance, fraud or anti-money laundering a plus. Must have strong working knowledge of major Operations and Compliance functions, specifically the movement of funds and securities and related regulations. Requires knowledge of fraud typologies, policies and frameworks, applicable regulations, audits, risk management and internal controls. Professional certifications such as CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or CFCS (Certified Financial Crime Specialist). Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python)
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Awards & Accolades
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong.
We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades:
Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades:
Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
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About Us
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued.
Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our
Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report .
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
Job Overview
Position Schedule:
Full-Time
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 01-Oct-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
This role is responsible for fraud investigative research, root cause analysis and consulting regarding highly complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and/or suspicious situations with low, moderate, and high risk with a cyber focus. Duties include any or all of the following: conducts investigative research using appropriate investigative techniques to determine fraud risk; performs detailed analyses to detect patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes in transactions and relationships across multiple businesses/products; develops and implements testing strategies and methodologies; evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of procedures, processes and internal controls; reviews and analyzes investigative findings and makes recommendations based upon outcomes; drafts corrective action plans and assists in managing change to prevent/mitigate risk.
Key Responsibilities: Development and delivery of a wide range of training for team members and firm associates related to the identification of fraudulent activity, investigative tools/techniques, reporting requirements and procedures, education and awareness of financial crimes. May support certain operational activities including workflow, reporting and training. Expected to conduct comprehensive analysis of escalations or referrals to assess the risk of potential fraud or suspicious activity. Responsible for seeing all aspects of the case through to completion. Responsible for determining whether a case can be appropriately mitigated and closed, or whether red flags still exist, and a SAR/STR is warranted. If a SAR/STR is warranted, responsible for drafting the SAR narrative. Errors in judgment, delayed and/or inappropriate action could result in unreported illegal activity, theft, violation of internal firm policies, or fraud which could bring about regulatory scrutiny, penalties, fines and client harm. Review account activity and client behavior to identify trends with client accounts, or the activity of both the Financial Advisor and branch staff by performing account and customer reviews of historic behavior and detecting anomalous activity. Establish relationships and share information with Legal, Compliance, and other internal departments, governmental agencies and law enforcement in order to support investigations and improve the control environment. Expected to maintain working knowledge and enforce the Firm's Financial Crimes Policies. Enforcement of policy could include account restrictions, prohibition of individual/business types or assets due to the elevated fraud risk. These enforcements could include direct communication with the branch team on the firm's policy and impact to their practice. Primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with sanctions screening program as required by OFAC, FinCEN, and BSA regulations and internal watchlists in order to detect and report suspicious customers, transactions or securities.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our
benefits page .
Hiring Minimum:
$72700 Hiring Maximum:
$119800
Read More About Job Overview
Skills/Requirements
High school diploma, Bachelor's preferred 3+ years experience 2+ years of brokerage or financial services industry or related experience with a focus on fraud, BSA/AML investigations, audit, or risk management strongly preferred. Knowledge of brokerage operations, banking operations, risk management, investigations, forensic accounting, business, finance, fraud or anti-money laundering a plus. Must have strong working knowledge of major Operations and Compliance functions, specifically the movement of funds and securities and related regulations. Requires knowledge of fraud typologies, policies and frameworks, applicable regulations, audits, risk management and internal controls. Professional certifications such as CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or CFCS (Certified Financial Crime Specialist). Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python)
Read More About Skills/Requirements
Awards & Accolades
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong.
We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades:
Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades:
Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Read More About Awards & Accolades
About Us
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued.
Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our
Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report .
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
#LI-HO