Financial Crimes Associate

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Associate

In this role, you will:

• Participate in and provide support for low complexity initiatives
• Investigate, negotiate and mitigate potential or known moderate dollar loss or risk claims with customer suspects
• Examine evidence and work with more difficult customers or collect losses from responsible party
• Examine fraud findings to determine extent of fraud risk
• Review issues and policies or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained related to lower risk tasks and deliverables with narrower impact
• Research and scrutinize complex transactions and referrals to prevent and detect financial crimes activities, policy violations and suspicious situations with low to moderate risk
• Perform analysis to detect patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes in transactions and relationships across multiple businesses or products
• Receive direction from supervisor and exercise judgment within defined parameters while developing understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Draft report of findings and trend evaluation and make recommendations to mitigate risk
• Provide information to managers, functional colleagues and stakeholders
• Provide litigation support, under guidance by more experienced colleagues, by providing support documentation, testimony and evaluating cases for potential risk
• Conduct education for financial crimes awareness

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 6+ months of relevant experience in Financial Crimes AML Investigations/Transaction Monitoring, Operational Risk in financial institution.
• Strong understanding on AML model scenarios/model that involve transaction monitoring, review and investigation summary
• Strong ability to identify red flags, validate, research, and analyze data.
• Strong critical thinking & analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Ability to develop partnerships and collaborate with team members from functional areas
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability.
• Experience in only KYC, Sanctions & PEP Screening need not apply.

Job Expectations:

• Strong understanding of AML model scenarios/model that involve transaction monitoring, review and investigation summary
• Ability to provide learning, feedback and communicate effectively with the team members.
• Strong ability to identify red flags, validate, research, and analyze data.
• Strong critical thinking & analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Document control findings, observations, and recommendations in a clear and organized manner.
• Act as a point of contact for all MIS reporting.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Ability to develop partnerships and collaborate with team members from functional areas
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability.