Senior AML Investigator & SAR Specialist (Remote)

Principal Financial Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, IA is seeking a Senior Compliance Analyst within the Financial Crimes team to advance anti-money laundering efforts. You will lead complex investigations, prepare SARs, and support regulatory reporting to protect customers and the financial system.

You’ll collaborate with AML Officers and business partners, maintain up-to-date knowledge of BSA, FinCEN, OFAC, and USA PATRIOT Act requirements, and contribute to continuous improvements across the AML program.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of direct compliance, AML, financial crimes, investigations, or related experience.
• Strong experience conducting AML investigations, transaction reviews, and suspicious activity analysis.
• Experience drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed reviews and investigations of potentially suspicious activity identified through monitoring and referrals.
• Coordinate gathering, analysis, and documentation for regulatory reporting.
• Draft, review, and edit SARs for submission to FinCEN.
• Partner with AML Officers, compliance leaders, fraud teams, and business stakeholders.

Skills

AML investigations

Transaction monitoring

SAR drafting

Regulatory reporting

AML regulations

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Tools

NICE Actimize

Job description

Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, IA is seeking a Senior Compliance Analyst within the Financial Crimes team to advance anti-money laundering efforts. You will lead complex investigations, prepare SARs, and support regulatory reporting to protect customers and the financial system.

You’ll collaborate with AML Officers and business partners, maintain up-to-date knowledge of BSA, FinCEN, OFAC, and USA PATRIOT Act requirements, and contribute to continuous improvements across the AML program.