Financial Crimes Intelligence Investigator

Associated Bank; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Bank seeks a Financial Intelligence Analyst to identify, investigate, and document potentially suspicious activity across customer accounts. You'll analyze transactions, support regulatory compliance, and help protect the organization from financial crime.

You'll prepare case narratives, complete SARs, monitor customer data for trends, and contribute to metrics, testing, and system tuning. The role offers opportunities to deepen investigative skills within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Risk, Compliance, Audit, Banking, Business, Law Enforcement, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ years of experience in risk, compliance, audit, banking, business, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in risk, compliance, audit, banking, business, or a related field (preferred).
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification (preferred).
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations using reports, databases, system applications, and other available resources to identify unusual or suspicious activity.
• Analyze customer and transactional data to detect irregular activity, changes in customer behavior, and potential financial crime risks.
• Apply sound judgment to identify, evaluate, and document suspicious activity patterns, escalating concerns when appropriate.
• Prepare detailed case documentation and comprehensive investigative narratives within a centralized case management system.
• Complete regulatory reporting requirements, including Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) when necessary.
• Support compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and investigative procedures.
• Monitor and interpret customer and account information, identify trends, and assist with research and reporting activities.
• Contribute to departmental initiatives including metrics development, testing, reporting, threshold analysis, and system tuning efforts.

Education

Associate’s degree in Risk, Compliance, Audit, Banking, Business, Law Enforcement, or related field

1+ years of experience in risk, compliance, audit, banking, business, or related field

2+ years of experience in risk, compliance, audit, banking, business, or related field

CAMS certification

CFE certification

Job description

Associated Bank seeks a Financial Intelligence Analyst to identify, investigate, and document potentially suspicious activity across customer accounts. You'll analyze transactions, support regulatory compliance, and help protect the organization from financial crime.

You'll prepare case narratives, complete SARs, monitor customer data for trends, and contribute to metrics, testing, and system tuning. The role offers opportunities to deepen investigative skills within a collaborative team.