AML Analyst - Full-time / Part-time

Job Title: AML Analyst
Location: Chicago, IL 60603
Duration: 6+ Months

Description:
Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

• Collect and analyze a wide variety of information related to system or manually generated alerts to identify persons and entities that may be laundering money or funding terrorism, escalating as appropriate for further investigation or reporting in accordance with defined processes and legislation.
• Conduct a comprehensive review within established prescribed processes/guidelines set by the AML leadership team of high risk clients and assess risks posed and provide a final recommendation to maintain/demarket client based on assessment and risk of client.
• Identify unusual activities and behaviors across multiple products, analyzing and assessing information and referring all transactions that may relate to money laundering or terrorist financing for further investigation or reporting as outlined in documented processes and protocols.
• Support the fulfillment of necessary reporting requirements by ensuring accurate documentation, timely disposition and provision of critical information assessment as required.
• Provide detailed, effective input to MIS, for analysis and reporting on information from assigned systems for the purpose of analyzing and detecting name matches/irrational or unusual activity.
• Support effective utilization of AML systems, tools and reports to detect and manage AML by participating in ongoing training to develop and maintain knowledge, skills and capability.
• Document all information found throughout the investigation, developing and maintaining account files in a manner that will ensure compliance with the AML/TF customer due diligence operating directive and HRAU procedures.
• Ensure adherence to all aspects of First Principles, our code of Business Conduct and Ethics, including individual accountability as it relates to potential conflicts of interest, safeguarding of customer information, trading in securities, anti-money laundering, privacy and disclosure of outside business activities.

Top Skills / Experience:

• 3+ years of recent FI/BANK experience

• 1+ year or recent AML experience, monitoring and seeking out suspicious activity (not just training), in any of the following areas: KYC, SAR, Alerts, BSA, CTR etc
• The candidate needs to have analytical skills/experience
• Experience working in an environment which requires strong Multi-Tasking tasking skills

Nice To Have Skills/Experience:

• Solid writing skills
• Netreveal experience (transaction monitoring system)
• Any experience working on Projects from start to finish would also be an added nice to have.

Soft Skills:

• 100% command of the English language - written, spoken, comprehension
• Looking to hire someone that s self-motivated and willing to take things on without being asked.

Education/Certifications:

An undergraduate degree, graduate degree or professional designations would be beneficial

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