AML Operations Senior Analyst – Life Cycle Management

99-7777827 Bank of America N.A.; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Wellbeing resources

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Bank of America in Belfast is seeking an AML Operations Senior Analyst in Life Cycle Management to oversee client screening, ongoing monitoring and enhanced due diligence as part of Global AML Operations. You will engage with AML/KYC, compliance, risk partners and senior management to ensure regulatory compliance and effective risk management.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, meticulous handling of complex KYC information, and the ability to perform under pressure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Detail oriented with ability to analyze and consolidate complex KYC and screening information.
• Experience interacting with AML/KYC, compliance, risk partners, and senior management.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Review client and party screening for adherence to Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Proactive risk identification and mitigation through activity monitoring processes
• Coordinate across support teams and stakeholders for end-to-end monitoring cases
• Complete analyses and reviews of clients within Global AML Operations
• Manage complex client types and enhanced due diligence collections
• Suggest process improvements or remediation plans to drive efficiencies

Skills

AML/KYC interaction

Compliance

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: AML Operations Senior Analyst – Life Cycle Management Corporate Title: Officer

Location: Belfast, UK

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. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in‑office culture with specific requirements for office‑based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role‑specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Join Us in Belfast – A City of Opportunity and Innovation We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our new office in Belfast—a vibrant, fast‑growing hub for financial services and technology, and a strategic addition to Bank of America’s global footprint. This expansion underscores our commitment to investing in talent and driving innovation across the UK and Ireland. Our new offices at City Quays are in the heart of a city celebrated for its rich history, dynamic culture, and thriving business community. Whether you’re local or considering relocation, you’ll find a welcoming environment, an excellent quality of life, and the opportunity to help shape the future of banking.

About Bank of America in Belfast

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, powered by approximately 213,000 talented employees worldwide. Our new Belfast facility will strengthen our business continuity planning and risk management capabilities while reinforcing the expertise and value delivered across our global teams. We’re committed to creating up to 1,000 new roles, starting with positions in Global Anti‑Money Laundering Operations and Global Financial Crimes Compliance. These teams will focus on critical areas such as client due diligence, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance support—key functions that safeguard the integrity of the international financial system.

Role Description:

The Global Anti‑Money Laundering Operations (GAO) provides enterprise‑wide governance and oversight of the AML framework across Consumer, Merrill Lynch, and Consumer Investment businesses. As a critical component of AML Operations, the Life Cycle Management Team is dedicated to protecting the organization from financial crime risks by conducting client screening, ongoing monitoring, and enhanced due diligence activities throughout the client lifecycle, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective risk management.

Responsibilities:

• Review client and party screening for determination of adherence to Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Proactive in risk identification and mitigation through activity monitoring processes
• Coordinate and partner across other support teams and stakeholders to ensure end‑to‑end process engagement and timely resolution of monitoring cases
• Complete analysis and/or reviews of clients who fall under the purview of Global AML Operations
• Manage complex client types and collection of enhanced due diligence
• Provide solutions to help with implementation of process improvements or remediation plans to drive efficiencies and demonstrate control sustainability

What we are looking for:

• Experience interacting with AML/KYC, compliance, risk partners, and senior management
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Detail oriented with ability to analyze and consolidate complex KYC and screening information.
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi‑task in a fast pace deadline driven environment

Skills that will help:

Ample written and verbal communication skills Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and SharePoint ACAMS accreditation

Benefits of working at Bank of America: Belfast

• Private healthcare for you and your family.
• 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
• We offer 26‑weeks paid maternity leave, 16‑weeks paid paternity leave and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers including 20 days of back‑up childcare including access to school holiday clubs 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, cycle to work etc.
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations and resources relating to men’s health, women’s health, fertility, menopause and pregnancy & parenthood
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America: Good conduct and sound judgment

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 sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religious or similar philosophical belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio‑economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. We monitor the community background and sex of our job applicants and employees in order to demonstrate our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity in employment and to comply with our duties under the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998.

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

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!

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