Complex AML Investigations Specialist

Standard Chartered; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Competitive salary

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Standard Chartered invites applications for an AML Investigator to support the FCC Americas division. The role focuses on conducting investigations, reporting suspicious activity to FinCEN, and ensuring SAR filings are timely and accurate under the BSA, PATRIOT Act, and related regulations.

The position involves coordinating 314 Section responses, reviewing leads, and delivering risk-mitigating actions in a global bank with enterprise-wide governance expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics, Economic Crime Investigation, or related field of study.
• Advanced degrees (JD, MBA, etc.) will be viewed positively
• ACAMS certification strongly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver against FCC Investigation strategy and broader financial crime compliance strategy.
• Review and analyze leads for potential suspicious activity and identify/report suspicious activity per FinCEN requirements.
• Manage the investigative process from detection to disposition within timelines.
• Formulate and recommend responses to findings and support SAR filing with FinCEN.
• Coordinate responses under Section 314 of the USA PATRIOT Act.
• Conduct AML investigations with respect to complex, sensitive matters.
• Present findings to peers and senior stakeholders at routine meetings.
• Escalate new AML typologies and trends to FCC Management.

Skills

Open-source research

Analytical thinking

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Investigations

Data gathering

Decision making

SARS filing awareness

Education

Bachelor degree in Finance/Economics/related field

Advanced degree (JD/MBA) preferred

ACAMS certification preferred

Job description

Standard Chartered invites applications for an AML Investigator to support the FCC Americas division. The role focuses on conducting investigations, reporting suspicious activity to FinCEN, and ensuring SAR filings are timely and accurate under the BSA, PATRIOT Act, and related regulations.

The position involves coordinating 314 Section responses, reviewing leads, and delivering risk-mitigating actions in a global bank with enterprise-wide governance expectations.