Global Financial Crimes: US Investigations - Vice President, Investigation Quality Oversight

Morgan Stanley; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services firm as a Vice President focused on investigation quality oversight within the Global Financial Crimes division. This role involves conducting reviews of investigations into financial crimes and enhancing processes to improve investigation quality. Ideal candidates will have a robust background in financial crime prevention, with a strong emphasis on BSA/AML requirements and a collaborative approach in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Adoption assistance

Employee programs covering various needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience.
• 5+ years of investigative or related experience, particularly in BSA/AML.
• CAMS or equivalent AML certification/license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality reviews for investigations of financial crimes.
• Examine and validate SAR filings for accuracy.
• Identify activity trends and provide actionable insights.

Skills

Investigative skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

CAMS certification or equivalent

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Global Financial Crimes: US Investigations - Vice President, Investigation Quality Oversight

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About Morgan Stanley

Discover your next career opportunity with Morgan Stanley, where we are committed to helping our employees build meaningful careers, and where you can learn, achieve, and grow. Across the globe, we believe our greatest asset is our people. As part of our commitment to excellence, and to you, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, programs, and perks. From adoption assistance benefits to Zipcar memberships, the Firm's 250+ employee programs have you covered from A to Z.

About Morgan Stanley

Discover your next career opportunity with Morgan Stanley, where we are committed to helping our employees build meaningful careers, and where you can learn, achieve, and grow. Across the globe, we believe our greatest asset is our people. As part of our commitment to excellence, and to you, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, programs, and perks. From adoption assistance benefits to Zipcar memberships, the Firm's 250+ employee programs have you covered from A to Z.

We stand for doing the right thing, putting clients first, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back.

About Global Financial Crimes

In Global Financial Crimes (GFC), you will play a critical role in identifying potentially suspicious activity, protecting vulnerable individuals, and safeguarding the integrity of the financial system. GFC coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firm's financial crime prevention efforts. Including governance, oversight and execution of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs.

If you are passionate about financial crimes prevention, seeking a rewarding and dynamic career, and focused on making a difference, then GFC might be the right team for you.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Conduct quality reviews for investigations into a wide variety of suspected financial crimes, including money laundering, terrorist financing, market manipulation, insider trading, trafficking, fraud, public corruption and bribery, cybercrime, and tax evasion.
• Examine AML and Fraud investigation case files for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
• Review and validate SAR filings, including SAR narratives and supporting documentation, to ensure clarity, accuracy, and alignment with FinCEN rules, regulatory guidance, and internal policies.
• Identify activity trends and potential process enhancements and provide actionable insights to improve investigative quality.
• Collaborate with team leads and management to provide feedback for investigators to improve investigation techniques, investigation quality, and SAR form preparation.
  
  

What We're Looking For In You

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience. Law degree, legal or prosecutorial experience a plus.
• 5+ years of strong investigative or related experience with emphasis on BSA/AML, including writing and preparing SARs in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Strong understanding of the financial markets and banking, including broker-dealer product-based knowledge and the ability to learn concepts quickly.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively through all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated and independent operator with the ability and maturity to make decisions and operate in fast paced and dynamic settings.
• CAMS or equivalent AML certification/license, or ability to obtain certification within first 15 months of employment.
  
  

Where You'll be Working

This role will require in office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn, grow, and collaborate in person.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Job Posting Pay Range

Expected base pay rates for the role in New York will be between $90,000 and $200000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

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