JP1998 - AML Analyst - Junior

Apex Systems; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K with company match

HSA plan

EAP with counseling

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking an AML Analyst - Junior in Chicago onsite to analyze alerts, identify potentially illicit activity, and escalate for investigation. You will review high-risk clients and assess risks, providing final recommendations on client relationships.

Responsibilities include identifying unusual activities, supporting reporting with accurate documentation, and contributing to MIS inputs. Requires undergraduate degree and 2+ years AML experience; strong Excel and AMLEO knowledge

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree or professional designation beneficial.
• 2+ years AML experience required.
• Strong understanding of financial instruments and interbank lending.
• Working knowledge of banking systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Intermediate Excel proficiency; AMLEO knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze information related to alerts to identify persons/entities potentially laundering money or funding terrorism, escalating as appropriate.
• Conduct comprehensive review of high-risk clients and provide final recommendation on relationship.
• Identify unusual activities across products and refer transactions related to money laundering or terrorist financing.
• Support reporting requirements with accurate documentation and timely disposition of information.

Skills

AML Knowledge

Interbank Lending

Microsoft Office

Excel

AMLEO

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Organizational Understanding

Risk Management

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree/Professional designation beneficial

Job description

Job#: 3051131

Job Description:

JP1998 - AML Analyst - Junior

Location:

Chicago, Illinois (Onsite)

Role Overview

The AML Analyst is accountable to follow approved, documented processes and protocols to analyze information and adjudicate system or manually generated alerts. This role involves identifying names, entities, and transactions that appear to relate to money laundering or terrorist financing and escalating these items for further investigation or reporting to the appropriate government agency as required by anti-money laundering regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze a wide variety of information related to system or manually generated alerts to identify persons and entities that may be laundering money or funding terrorism, escalating as appropriate.
• Conduct a comprehensive review of high-risk clients to assess risks and provide a final recommendation to maintain or demarket the client relationship.
• Identify unusual activities and behaviors across multiple products, analyzing information and referring transactions that may relate to money laundering or terrorist financing.
• Support the fulfillment of reporting requirements by ensuring accurate documentation, timely disposition, and provision of critical information assessment.
• Provide detailed input to MIS for analysis and reporting on information from assigned systems to detect name matches or unusual activity.
• Support the utilization of AML systems and tools by participating in ongoing training to develop and maintain knowledge and skills.
• Document all information found throughout the investigation, developing and maintaining account files to ensure compliance with operating directives and procedures.
• Ensure adherence to all aspects of our code of Business Conduct and Ethics, including safeguarding of customer information and anti-money laundering protocols.

Required Qualifications

Education:

An undergraduate degree is required. A graduate degree or professional designations would be beneficial.

Experience:

2+ years of AML experience is required.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of complex financial instruments and interbank lending.
• Working knowledge of applicable banking systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel for spreadsheet management and manipulation.
• Knowledge of AMLEO.
• Analytical Thinking (In-depth).
• Problem Solving (Working).
• Organizational Understanding (Working).
• Risk Management (In-depth).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a middle office function of capital markets.
• Knowledge of capital markets products such as correspondent banking, trading products, and trade finance transactions.

Employer Information

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing and Great Place to Work.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

ADA Accommodations

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Contact Information

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Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc.

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4400 Cox Road

Suite 200

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.