AML Investigations Analyst

Ameris Bank; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance provided at no cost

Paid Sick and Vacation Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan with company匹配

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ameris Bank is seeking an AML Analyst to assess alerted customer activity and support the bank’s financial crime program. You will review transactions, identify unusual activity, and escalate findings with clear documentation.

You’ll work with frontline staff, apply critical thinking to detect patterns, and stay current on BSA/AML rules to protect customers. A Bachelor’s degree and CAMS are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• CAMS certification preferred.
• 2+ years of direct AML experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments of alerted customer activity generated from transaction monitoring software.
• Ensure timely identification and elevate unusual activity.
• Analyze customer activity to make independent judgements of whether the activity is unusual and requires escalation.
• Draft reports and documenting analysis in a logical manner that sufficiently supports decisions.
• Work with front line staff to obtain any information that would be helpful during the alert assessment and analysis.
• Apply critical thinking skills to recognize patterns, trends and inconsistencies within transactional and customer data to detect, prevent, mitigate and report potentially suspicious activity.
• Understand complex issues and customer risks associated with money laundering, terrorist financing, financial crimes or other legal and reputational risks.
• Stay current with money laundering and terrorist financing behaviors, trends, patterns and typologies.
• Stay current with rules, laws and regulations.
• Maintain attention to detail

Skills

MS Office

Banking systems

BSA/AML

Communication

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

CAMS certification preferred

Job description

Ameris Bank is seeking an AML Analyst to assess alerted customer activity and support the bank’s financial crime program. You will review transactions, identify unusual activity, and escalate findings with clear documentation.

You’ll work with frontline staff, apply critical thinking to detect patterns, and stay current on BSA/AML rules to protect customers. A Bachelor’s degree and CAMS are preferred.