Sr Business Control Specialist - Sanctions Screening Center Excellence jobs at Bank Of America in United States, Charlotte

This job is responsible for providing moderately complex research, reporting, and analytical support for the delivery of end-to-end support for Global Markets sales, trading and underwriting business for securities, foreign exchange, fixed income, exchange traded derivatives, and over-the-counter derivatives across multiple Lines of Business. Key responsibilities include carrying out duties under general supervision and assisting teammates while following established procedures.

LOB Description:

Senior point of contact for AMRS based clients for fixed income trades processing related queries. Primary responsibility will be confirmation, allocation, and settlement of US Fixed Income products. Applicant must be on hand to offer premium client service and manage the relationships between our clients and fixed income trading desks. Up to date industry knowledge on key initiatives and developments within the fixed income market is essential. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for:

• Resolution and escalation of matched and unmatched fixed income trades for AMRS settling in domestic markets.
• Timely response to client queries regarding the confirmation, allocation and settlement of their trades.
• Liaising with other internal departments to ensure timely settlement of client trades.
• Involvement in ad hoc projects for new processes or industry initiatives.
• Keeping up to date client contacts and maintaining current client relationships.
• Open and maintain client accounts as needed to ensure timely allocation and settlement of fixed income transactions.
  

Responsibilities:

• Maintains accuracy of client portfolio using internal and external comparison tools
• Performs research and conducts moderately complex analyses using established techniques, including transactions that require special handling and exception handling
• Explores methods to enhance processes, further reduce risks, and boost client experience
• Partners with colleagues on the trade and sales support teams, as well as external agents
• Creates reports and liaises with internal partners to ensure proper client reporting and assist with regulatory reporting
• Escalates potential risks and exposures to manager in a timely manner
• Assists with ad-hoc projects, new processes, or initiatives requiring coordination among subject matter experts representing multiple product areas or functions

Required Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of client servicing experience
• 1-3 years of capital markets experience
• Must be client focused with proven track record of excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to successfully navigate a complex global markets processing structure.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently or as part of team.
• Must be able to operate successfully in a fast paced environment and manage competing priorities.
• Must be ready to train new hires when called upon.

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a client facing role.
• Fixed Income industry knowledge
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs - is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

Skills:

• Attention to Detail
• Critical Thinking
• Data Collection and Entry
• Recording/Organizing Information
• Research
• Fraud Management
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Problem Solving
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Management
• Adaptability
• Customer and Client Focus
• Prioritization
• Result Orientation
• Written Communications

Job Description:

Job Description:
This job is responsible for supporting the day-to-day routines of teams that deliver against the bank's Financial Crimes Enterprise Policy and the Financial Crimes Global Standard with little oversight. Key responsibilities include understanding and anticipating inherent risks to the business, applying knowledge by conducting research and analysis in multiple applications to solve complex problems and escalation inquiries, documenting procedure changes, providing guidance to employees, and effectively communicating information and data across the Line of Business.

Conducts routine to complex research and investigations in diversified operations to support compliance operations directed by internal bank policies and required adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements which can involve high penalties and fines for non-compliance. Executes against regulatory, BSA/anti-money laundering, and economic sanctions compliance practices relevant to the specialist’s specific area of responsibility with sufficient expertise and or experience to require some direction, but little day-to-day guidance from the specialist's manager.

Responsibilities:

• Monitors team metrics and works with leadership to track progress towards objectives and ensure goals are met
• Demonstrates process expertise and provides support to leadership, employees, and business partner by implementing process improvements to address and resolve issues
• Assists in the identification, escalation, and mitigation of potential risks and issues
• Applies knowledge of business processes to identify opportunities for simplification and efficiencies
• Supports the enhancement of quality service and ensures effective and efficient operations support is in place for the assigned area's internal business partners and external clients
• Collaborates with Change Managers, Technology, and other business partners to support system enhancements and special projects
• Ensures adherence to procedures and regulatory requirements through updates and change training

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in high volume production operational environment
• Previous AML and/or KYC experience
• Flexibility to work weekends as needed
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills – ability to drive root cause analysis, focus on details, identify issues, prioritize quickly and recommend solutions.
• Research analysis with the ability to gather, prepare and present findings with business partners, as needed.
• Ability to balance multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• Intermediate level in various MS tools including Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint (a plus).
• Strong written & oral communication and presentation skills; able to target messaging to different audiences; provide consolidated data in a clear and concise manner.
• Attention to detail & strong organizational skills.
• Able to prioritize daily work to meet deadlines and goals.
• Demonstrates a good working knowledge of processes and adherence to procedures.
• Capability to work effectively in a team environment & ability to multitask.
• Strong time management skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with and navigating various bank systems, Interact, Image view and outside Internet sources.
• Willingly shares knowledge, expertise and best practices with others on the team.
• 1+ years of operational lead experience
• Financial Center experience
• AML or compliance-based knowledge is an advantage for this role. (Enterprise Financial Crimes Standard, Consumer and Small Business AML Program, BSA and USA Patriot Act).
• Working knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations and ability to identify and escalate risk

Skills:

• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Critical Thinking
• Data Collection and Entry
• Data Quality Management
• Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Problem Solving
• Research Analysis

Job Description:

This job is responsible for providing phone-based services to relationship jobs where the representative is expected to take several inbound service calls daily to solve for financial needs. Key responsibilities include deepening relationships by referring clients to specialized sales teams and serving as a central entry point into a fully licensed financial services career. Job expectations include managing products, trading in self-directed accounts, and maintaining knowledge on chat functionality and a wide variety of products.

• Identifies clients’ needs and find proper solutions to meet those needs by referring sales opportunities to specialist and sales teams
• Receives training through the licensing/study program, ultimately earning SIE, S7 and S66 certifications
• Focuses daily on service to sales with existing Merrill clients
• Provides exceptional client care, growing client relationships, and guiding clients with needs-based solutions that will support their financial goalsYou’re the kind of person that (required skills):
• Is client-focused with a passion for excellence and a positive team attitude.
• Is self-motivated, goal-oriented, andhas the ability tomultitask in a fast moving, performance –based environment.
• Has the ability to identify clients’ needs and find proper solutions to meet those needs by referring sales opportunities to specialist and sales teams.
• Is an effective communicator with an aptitude for sales and relationship management
• Has strong computer skills
• Is prepared to pass licensing exams – Security Industry Essentials (SIE) and Series 7 and Series 66.
• Wants to establish a long-term career in the financial services industry at a fast-growing company that rewards hard work and dedication.
• Is ambitious, disciplined, hardworking, resilient and willing to learn.
• A bachelor’s degree, or 1-2 years of experience in a performance-based environment.
• The Security Industry Essentials (SIE) or other financial services licenses and interest in pursuing the Series 7, and/or the Series 66 licenses.
• Leadership capabilities.

Skills Used in this Role:
• Establishing Trust
• Customer Service
• Overcoming Objections
• Consulting
• Risk Management
• Organization
• Critical Thinking
• Conflict Resolution
• Building Rapport
• Active Listening
• Customer Focus
• Analytical Thinking

Additional Skills:

This job is responsible for driving and executing on internal control discipline and operational excellence within a Line of Business (LOB) or Enterprise Control Function (ECF). Key responsibilities include providing analytical and administrative support for LOB or ECF specific processes and tools to drive adherence to enterprise-wide standards. Job expectations include monitoring and testing controls and implementing quality assurance and quality control processes within the LOB or ECF by evaluating data to help identify, track, and report issues and control improvements for remediation.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees the design and effectiveness of the risk and control environment to support Client Operational Services and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards
• Supports the monitoring and testing of controls by evaluating data to identify issues and control improvements for remediation
• Implements optimized controls and enhanced Quality Assurance (QA) practices to support business continuity efforts
• Conducts and coordinates quality inspection reviews to enhance employee performance and control effectiveness
• Performs QA activities including executing on controls, managing cases, and reporting results
• Executes initiatives by identifying areas of potential testing automation, procedural updates, thematic trends, test script updates, and coaching opportunities to enhance QA program success
• Supports the overall management of and research required for regulatory exams, internal audits, and other monitoring and inspection reviews and evaluates data and information relevant to inspection metrics to support governance activities for dashboard reporting
• Accountable for the SSCoE (Sanctions Screening Center of Excellence) that reviews all of Bank of America’s customers and transactions to ensure compliance with Bank of America’s Economic Sanctions Program

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year experience in Operations or Compliance
• Analytical and detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Intermediate skill level using Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work independently, as well as, within a team
• Overtime as required
• Acts as an ambassador of the risk culture

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous Economic Sanctions, AML, Wire Transaction and/or previous Compliance experience highly desired
• Problem Solver
• College degree or commensurate experience
• SQL and/or coding experience
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions.
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward.
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base

Skills:

• Controls Management
• Issue Management
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Written Communications
• Decision Making
• Innovative Thinking
• Prioritization
• Recording/Organizing Information
• Research

Job Description:

Job Description:

This job is responsible for accurate and timely development of manual and automated testing and/or supporting operational and administrative activities related to the end to end test development process. Key responsibilities of the job include evaluating test structure to determine automation viability, accessing pertinent databases to source testing data, and collaborating with Compliance and Operational Risk officers and/or Front Line Unit (FLU) process owners to design sampling and test procedures that support the test objective and ensure the repeatability and reliability of the testing.

Responsibilities:

• Designs independent testing on a team in support of coverage needs identified by Compliance and Operational Risk officers and/or Front Line Unit process owners, inclusive of transactional, qualitative, onsite, employee quality review, and surveillance testing

• Assesses databases and documentation from internal and external sources to develop data extract, sampling, and testing procedures, working closely with Front Line Unit data contacts and subject matter experts

• Collaborates with Compliance and Operational Risk officers and/or Front Line Unit process owners to design sampling and test procedures that support the test objective and ensure the repeatability and reliability of the testing

• Manages the quality of the test design process in accordance with the Independent Testing Enterprise Policy and Standard

Skills:

• Adaptability

• Attention to Detail

• Collaboration

• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

• Problem Solving

• Application Development

• Data Collection and Entry

• Data Privacy and Protection

• Influence

• Intellectual Curiosity

• Issue Management

• Automation

• Business Intelligence

• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations

• Quality Assurance

Required Education & Experience:

• 5+ years of minimum experience in regulatory reporting, data, compliance, or risk functions

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Required Skills:

• Experience with data analytics, SQL, SAS, Tableau, and/or baseline experience with coding languages and syntax

• Strong familiarity with data warehousing and mining concepts

• Applies critical thinking and connects the dots on how processes relate to one another

• Feels ownership and accountability for delivering high quality work, able to prioritize effectively, adapt, and meet strict deadlines

• Sees opportunities, risks, and connections while engaging with others across different functions and connecting the dots across the organization

• Well organized and has attention to detail

• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.

• Ability to explain complex problems and concepts with all audience levels

• Strong Partnership and Influencing Skills

• Ability to think independently, solve complex problems, and suggest solutions.

• Drives Operational Excellence

• Well organized, and has attention to detail

• The ability to adapt to change, drive collaboration and excel in problem solving

• Strong Project Management skills

• Proficient in the Microsoft suite

This job is responsible for the day-to-day resolution of complex problems and the research and execution of complex transactions for a single site/business unit or smaller business unit(s). Key responsibilities include strategically advising upon the design, development, and implementation of products, systems, and services using discretion within the project management methodologies.

Responsibilities:

• Advises on the design, development, and implementation of complex products, systems, and services in an operations environment using discretionary judgment
• Advises on projects and directs activities of a team related to special initiatives
• Advises as a technical expert in assigned area, providing an understanding of the business unit's operations processes and implications on other groups within the operations function
• Consults on present-state, develops alternative future-state approaches, and facilitates implementations by creating a clear and coherent approach to guide effective program/initiative setup, execution, and control
• Identifies and recommends responsibilities and accountabilities for key programs/projects
• Perform sanctions reviews on a variety of different Transactions
• Ensure compliance with regulators such as OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control)
• Monitor queue volumes and priorities
• Communicate with different Lines of Business to retrieve information or advise of adverse decisions

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ year experience in Operations or Compliance
• Experience & knowledge of economic sanctions program requirements and disposition of sanctions alerts or extensive background with wires and/or ACH experience
• Experience in client due diligence and KYC
• Highly organized individual - Demonstrates a bias for action and a commitment to achieving sustainable results. Makes timely and fact based decisions
• Analytical and detail oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and navigate change
• Ability to work independently, as well as, within a team.
• Strong risk framework and approach.
• Ability to prioritize, use own initiative and be flexible
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• PC proficiency and excellent Keyboarding/Typing skills.
• Overtime as required

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Global Banking & Markets business process
• Knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook
• Team player attitude, enthusiasm and commitment
• Monitor work flow and team progress, provide feedback to manager/team
• Monitor escalations received from Lines of business and response in timely manner
• Coordinate with other sites/regions to ensure daily SSCOE goals are met
• Provide training to new hires and up skill training to existing associates
• Ensure existing training is updated appropriate to adjust for changes in environment over time

Skills:

• Customer and Client Focus
• Problem Solving
• Risk Management
• Adaptability
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Issue Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Oral Communications
• Presentation Skills

This job is responsible for managing a financial center and it's employees on a day-today basis. Key responsibilities include operating as a business owner and fostering a team environment, instilling an effective client-centric and risk culture in the center, and helping clients achieve the financial goals. Job expectations include ensuring operational excellence and cohesive effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

• Develops talent, including proactive sourcing of candidates
• Manages client traffic, engaging and appropriately routing clients, and fostering client retention
• Manages business results through formalized management routines and coaching
• Creates a world class client experience environment
• Manages market-level initiative prescribed by market leaders
• Drives operational excellence by engaging employees on business strategy
• Manages organizational priorities and effective execution

Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Creates an inclusive team where members are treated fairly and respectfully.
• Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates and expects process knowledge, data driven decisions, simplicity and continuous improvement.
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Delivers clear and concise messages that motivate, convey the “why” and connects contributions to business results.
• Risk Manager: Leads and encourages the identification, escalation and resolution of potential risks.
• People Manager & Coach: Knows and develops team members through coaching and feedback.
• Financial Steward: Manages expenses and demonstrates an owner’s mindset.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Recruits, on-boards and develops talent, and supports talent mobility for career growth.
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results through effective team management, structure, and routines.

Skills:

• Coaching
• Customer Service Management
• Customer and Client Focus
• Performance Management
• Talent Development
• Business Operations Management
• Recruiting
• Result Orientation
• Risk Management
• Sales Performance Management
• Inclusive Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Prioritization
• Problem Solving
• Referral Management

Required Qualifications:

• 1+ years of leadership experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: coaching, training and/or motivating a work team
• Is an enthusiastic, highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and intense focus on results, acting in the best interest of the client
• Collaborates effectively to get things done, building and nurturing strong relationships
• Displays passion, commitment and drive to deliver an experience that improves our clients' financial lives
• Is confident in identifying solutions for clients based on their needs and can resolve problems independently or bring in others as needed
• Communicates effectively and confidently and is comfortable engaging all clients
• Has the ability to learn and adapt to new information and technology platforms
• Applies strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to meet clients' needs
• Will follow established processes and guidelines in daily activities to do what is right for clients and the bank, adhering to all applicable laws and regulations
• Efficiently manages time and capacity
• Can manage complexity, prioritize tasks, delegate and execute in a fast-paced environment
• Can interpret performance results, find opportunities to drive success and hold others accountable to results
• Must be able to work weekends and/or extended hours

Desired Qualifications:

• 1+ years of management experience including hiring, coaching and developing direct reports
• Experience in financial services and knowledge of financial services industry, products and solutions
• Experience working in an environment with individual and team goals where goals were routinely met or exceeded
• Bilingual skills​

High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent