Global Financial Crimes Specialist

Bank of America; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Compliance Specialist to support money laundering, sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk activities. The role collaborates with Global Financial Crimes executives to identify and mitigate risk in alignment with CORM and enterprise standards.

The candidate will assist in policy development, risk reporting, and monitoring of regulatory changes, contributing to remediation plans and governance processes. In-office culture with flexible role-specific needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business and functional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Financial Services or related government entity.

Responsibilities

• Supports development and maintenance of financial crimes policies and standards.
• Produces independent financial crimes risk management reporting for GC&OR and senior leaders.
• Monitors regulatory changes and advises on policy implementation.
• Contributes to risk coverage plans and conducts independent risk monitoring and testing.
• Escalates financial crimes risks to governance routines and boards as needed.
• Reviews internal and external loss events and develops remediation plans to strengthen controls.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Issue Management

Policies Procedures Guidelines

Written Communications

Coaching

Reporting

Talent Development

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent experience

Tools

NCIE/IEX Platform

MOC Application

Job description

Job Description

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.

Job Description

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 and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

This job is responsible for supporting the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include assisting Global Financial Crimes executives and managers with activities that support the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks in alignment with the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program, the Financial Crimes and Global Compliance - Enterprise Policies and the Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Standards.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, and reviews relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed
• Assists in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting to Global Compliance & Operational Risk (GC&OR) Senior Leaders and FLU/CF Senior Leaders
• Assists in the monitoring of changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, including advising business leaders, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed
• Contributes to risk coverage plans, executes independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments
• Supports with escalating financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management/board level committees
• Assists in the identification, aggregation, reporting, and escalation of the remediation and thematic analysis of FLU/CF-owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes
• Assists in the review of internal and external operational loss events, including the development of remediation plans to strengthen controls and providing oversight to ensure they are addressed appropriately

Required Qualifications

• Minimum years business and functional experience: 5 Years
• Degree required: Bachelor’s or equivalent experience

Desired Qualifications

• Financial Services and/or related government entity
• 2 years of financial crimes investigations experience
• Performs daily workforce management support activities, including scheduling offline activities in NICE IEX, processing SharePoint intake requests to update exception codes, and managing Agent Webstation transactions across multiple request types
• Knowledge of NCIE/IEX Platform
• Knowledge of Management of Cases (MOC) Application

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Written Communications
• Coaching
• Reporting
• Talent Development

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40