Remote AML Investigations Analyst - Contract to Permanent

JCW Group; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JCW Group is partnering with a scaling Fintech to build out their Financial Crimes team on a contract basis. You’ll own investigations from first alert to filing, review sanctions screening and transaction monitoring, and draft SARs with supporting evidence for approval.

The role requires hands-on AML/OFAC knowledge, experience with SARs, and independent work in a remote setting in the United States. Experience with Actimize/Hummingbird and Chainalysis is a plus, with crypto/ digital assets

Qualifications

• Hands-on AML, sanctions or fraud investigations experience at a bank, payments company, MSB or fintech.
• Experience drafting SARs, including complex cases.
• Strong knowledge of US BSA/AML and OFAC requirements.
• Experience using systems such as Actimize or Hummingbird; blockchain analytics knowledge (Chainalysis) is beneficial.
• Ability to work independently and from a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Run financial crimes investigations from first alert through to filing.
• Review and clear sanctions screening and transaction monitoring alerts.
• Investigate suspicious activity and fraud across payment flows.
• Draft, send and track RFIs and decide next steps.
• Write SAR narratives and supporting evidence for approval.
• Feed back on false positives to help tune monitoring and screening rules.
• Help write and maintain investigation procedures and escalation paths.

Skills

AML investigations

Sanctions screening

Transaction monitoring

SAR drafting

Independent work

Tools

Actimize

Hummingbird

Chainalysis

Job description

JCW Group is partnering with a scaling Fintech to build out their Financial Crimes team on a contract basis. You’ll own investigations from first alert to filing, review sanctions screening and transaction monitoring, and draft SARs with supporting evidence for approval.

The role requires hands-on AML/OFAC knowledge, experience with SARs, and independent work in a remote setting in the United States. Experience with Actimize/Hummingbird and Chainalysis is a plus, with crypto/ digital assets