Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) are responsible for developing and implementing the requirements and standards for the Firm's Enterprise-Wide Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Programs. The Global Financial Intelligence Unit – APAC (Asia-Pacific) is part of the wider GFCC Organization that conducts proactive projects to identify money laundering risk in the region.
As an Associate in the Global Financial Intelligence Unit within the Financial Crimes Compliance team, your role will involve initiating and conducting investigative projects to detect and mitigate emerging financial crime risks related to Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Asia-Pacific region. The role also requires responding promptly to high-profile emergent events.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and engage in intelligence-driven, proactive and comprehensive money laundering investigations and projects across all Lines of Business, employing clear methodologies and objectives to identify and mitigate financial crime risks in alignment with global, international, regional, and national priorities and initiatives
- Perform research and analysis on extensive transactional datasets to identify patterns and trends, enhance understanding of criminal methods and AML typologies, and effectively present data assessments to communicate findings
- Prepare high-quality Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”) recommendations from projects for submission to law enforcement
- Compile and present summaries of casework and strategic findings from project work to highlight identified trends and risks to senior management and other stakeholders
Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- 3 plus years of experience working on complex financial crime investigations, either in the financial services industry or law enforcement
- Exceptional research and analytical skills; with the ability to make assessments and recommendations based on often incomplete information and under time constraints
- Strong knowledge of money laundering and terrorist financing indicators, trends and typologies
- Keen interest or experience with data analytics and visualization tools such as Alteryx and Tableau and a good understanding of programming languages such as SQL
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to senior levels within the organization
- Ability to work independently, prioritize conflicting demands and manage multiple investigations simultaneously
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistical Mathematics, Data Science or equivalent/related disciplines