Guidehouse

Investigator Analyst Level II

Guidehouse • $80K — $95K *
Lewisville, TX 75067In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience in Transaction Monitoring or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of laws and guidelines relevant to AML, including BSA and OFAC compliance.
  • Experience analyzing alerts/cases for suspicious financial activity.
  • Ability to evaluate risks and identify anomalies in transaction data.
  • Understanding of reporting requirements for suspicious activity and transaction monitoring.
  • Strong Excel skills for data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Perform AML alert and case reviews to mitigate financial crime risks.
  • Apply analytic techniques to complex information sets to identify suspicious activities.
  • Conduct meticulous end-to-end reviews of suspicious financial activity.
  • Complete timely analysis of potential AML activities across jurisdictions.
  • Assess customer profiles to evaluate consistency with typical transaction behavior.
  • Document findings and prepare updates for project managers in a case management system.
  • Determine the necessity of filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid sick time and company holidays
  • Potential for discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life insurance options
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement for personal development
  • Skills development and certification opportunities
  • Employee referral program
  • Community outreach and corporate-sponsored events
  • Emergency backup childcare program
Full Job Description
Job Family:
Investigator

Travel Required:
None

Clearance Required:
None

What You Will Do:

The responsibilities of the Analyst will include, but are not limited to:
  • Performing AML alert/case reviews, seeking to mitigate risks associated to financial crimes and suspicious activity.
  • Applying research and analytic techniques to digest complex information sets in order to make logical and adequately supported determinations in regard to unusual and potentially suspicious activity.
  • Applying consistent and well-documented analysis consistent with industry standards to ensure success in the following daily efforts of Transaction Monitoring:
    • Conducting an end-to-end and meticulous review of potential illegal or suspicious activity;
    • Completing a time-sensitive and meticulous analysis of each instance of potential Anti-Money Laundering activity and/or suspicious financial activity across multiple jurisdictions and countries;
    • Assessment of customer profiles and client data to identify whether activity is consistent with typical purchasing/payment activity, including Acceptable Use Policy adherence and Know Your Customer efforts;
    • Documenting findings in narrative style format, in the manual and automated process case management system and prepare updates to Project Managers / Team Leads as appropriate; and
    • Make determinations for potential Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings.


What You Will Need:
  • Bachelor degree and minimum 4+ years of relevant experience in Transaction Monitoring. However, relevant experience may be substituted for formal education or advanced degree.
  • Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines (e.g., BSA, OFAC, Crypto, Blockchain, FinCEN guidance).
  • Experience working with manual and system generated alerts/cases for the detection of potentially suspicious activity.
  • Ability to assess risks and identify deviations.
  • Knowledge of reporting requirements as it relates to suspicious activity reports and transaction activity.
  • Ability to detect and mitigate red flags for potential financial crime, including money laundering, terrorism financing activities and fraud, as it appears in transactional data.
  • Solid Excel Skills.


What Would Be Nice To Have:
  • 5+ years of experience assessing and reviewing system generated and manual AML alerts and/or escalations/SAR write-ups for potentially suspicious activity.
  • CAMS or ICA certification.
  • Experience with OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) Techniques.
  • End to end understanding of Transaction Monitoring/ KYC/ Screening/ Fraud Operations/Jurisdiction specific SAR filing/Narrative from documentary and non-documentary verification and as per relevant policy, nature of business, source of wealth/funds, and customer screening against the watchlist of Sanctions, PEP, and adverse media.
  • Ability to conduct detailed investigations using vendors and open sources to remediate compliance alerts and to independently research, analyze, and recommend solutions to close open items and discrepancies.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:
  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program


About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
Learn more about Guidehouse
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Business Services
Founded
2018
* Ladders Estimates

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