Global Financial Crimes Senior Investigator

Job Description:

Job Title: Global Financial Crimes Senior Investigator

Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President

Location: Dublin

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Overlooking the spectacular Iveagh Gardens with access to all amenities in the beating heart of central Dublin is our Park Place office. Travel options include the LUAS, Dublin Bus networks as well as the Dublin Bikes station, positioned just outside our front doors. As part of our commitment to supporting staff travel to and from work in the most sustainable way possible, we also provide tax saver tickets as part of our award-winning benefits package which means getting to work has never been easier

Job Description:

This job is responsible for performing end-to-end investigations or investigations support functions of external financial crimes activities across one or more lines of business. Key responsibilities include reviewing routine to complex investigations, including fraud committed by external parties, money laundering, or terrorist financing and acting as the liaison to Law Enforcement as required. Job expectations include providing coaching and inputs to investigators to improve case quality, ensure all cases are sufficiently investigated and findings are adequately documented.

​ Responsibilities:

Reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations on investigations, while identifying enhancements to ensure cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics

Reviews Activity Intelligence Reports (AIRs) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement

Reports facts of the investigation to senior stakeholders, assisting in identifying potential operational or compliance risks and partners with Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Management and/or Front Line Units (FLU) to resolve investigations

Performs quality control functions, training, communications, guidance, monitoring scenario development/enhancement input and testing, or law enforcement liaison responsibilities in an investigative support role

Supports the identification of improvements to the investigations and case assignment processes to enhance the effectiveness of investigative procedures

Required Qualifications:

Extensive business and functional experience

Degree required: Bachelor's or equivalent work experience.

Prior anti-money laundering / financial crimes investigation experience in a financial institution or government position

AML/Compliance experience and or knowledge of AML typologies.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is needed.

Desired Qualifications:

Additional technical/functional experience (e.g., Industry type): Financial Services and/or related government entity

Certifications: ACAMS – Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists​

Knowledge of global markets, global banking and investment banking businesses and products, and related financial crimes risks

Ability to analyze large amounts of data, intelligence, and information to detect suspicious activity

Skills:

Coaching

Fraud Management

Quality Assurance

Regulatory Compliance

Investigation Management

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management

Risk Management

Issue Management

Reporting

Written Communications

Benefits of working at Bank of America (Ireland):

Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

20 days of back-up childcare and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

Access to free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program and virtual GP services through our private health care plan

Ability to donate to charities of your choice and the bank will match your contribution

Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long-term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, membership of the Traveller community, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status, socio-economic background, family status or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.