Senior Analyst, AML FCM Client Intelligence Unit

100 Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Life insurance

Critical Illness & accident insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Raymond James in Saint Petersburg, FL, seeks an experienced EDD Senior Analyst to conduct enhanced due diligence on high‑risk clients. You will evaluate complex relationships, financial activity, and risk indicators, applying AML knowledge to deliver high‑quality investigative work with limited supervision.

The role involves mentoring peers, escalating significant findings promptly, and staying current with evolving AML regulations. Travel ≤25% with hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years in financial crimes, compliance, or AML in banking/securities.
• CAMS certification required or must be obtained within 18 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research using internal systems, third‑party data, and open sources for EDD reviews.
• Document investigative findings in the case management system with accuracy and clarity.
• Review EDD reports to ensure quality and proper conclusions.
• Investigate negative media to confirm true matches and escalate as needed.
• Analyze client profiles, ownership structures, source of funds, and transactions.

Skills

Investigative analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessment

CIP knowledge

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary This position is for the Enhanced Due Diligence Team with a primary focus on conducting in-depth reviews of high-risk customers to identify potential money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions exposure, and other financial crime risks. The EDD Senior Analyst is responsible for evaluating complex client relationships, transactional activity, and risk indicators to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Working with limited supervision, the EDD Senior Analyst applies advanced knowledge of AML regulatory requirements, and due diligence methodologies to deliver high-quality investigative work. The Senior Analyst performs detailed analysis of customer information and determines the significance of identified risk indicators.

Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducting in-depth research using internal systems, third-party databases, and open-source searches to support Enhanced Due Diligence reviews on high-risk clients.
• Documenting detailed investigative findings within the EDD case management system, ensuring accuracy, clarity and alignment with review expectations.
• Performing detailed reviews of EDD reports to ensure investigative work and reach conclusions with accuracy.
• Investigate potential negative media alerts to identify whether a true match to a prospective or existing client and expedite, as appropriate, to Management.
• Performing advanced analysis of client profiles, ownership structures, source-of-funds and wealth, and transactional activity using both internal data and external research tools.
• Ensure reviews and investigative activities adhere to internal procedures and regulatory requirements, including those established under the USA PATRIOT Act, BSA AML regulations, and OFAC-related guidance.
• Mentoring colleagues and peers on internal AML policies, rules, and regulations.
• Escalating significant findings, potential rule violations, or risks presenting regulatory or reputational exposure promptly to management.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolving AML regulatory requirements, high-risk typologies, sanctions updates, and best practices to ensure ongoing success.
• Performing additional duties, project-based work, or process enhancement initiatives as needed to support the EDD program.

Knowledge of:

• Enhanced Due Diligence processes, including investigative analysis, source-of-wealth and source-of-funds verification, transactional review, and risk assessment.
• AML laws, regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act, and Office of Foreign Asset Control guidance, and CIP and EDD specific requirements.
• Client documentation, corporate structures, beneficial ownership, and customer risk indicators.
• Investigative research techniques, negative news methodologies, and narrative development.
• Financial services industry operations, including banking processes, securities products, and financial-crime risk exposure.
• Customer Identification Program, Customer Due Diligence, and Know Your Customer requirements.

Skill In:

• Applying, interpreting, and communicating EDD requirements while recommending enhancements to processes and controls.
• Planning, prioritizing, and managing investigative workload across deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Preparing clear written reports and investigative summaries.
• Conducting independent research, assessing complex client information, and resolving issues through cross-functional collaboration.
• Making analytical, risk-based decisions using documented evidence and investigative findings.
• Independently researching and resolving CIP-related issues by gathering information across multiple internal systems.
• Evaluating CIP data to support risk-based decisions relating to an EDD review.
• Providing high quality customer service in a Service 1st environment.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships across the organization.
• Handling highly confidential information with integrity.
• Maintaining working knowledge of AML rules, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in a related field and a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in financial crimes, compliance, or within the banking or securities industry with a focus in anti-fraud/Anti-Money laundering activities. ~OR ~ Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience approved by Human Resources.

Licenses/Certifications

• CAMS certification is required or must be obtained within 18 months of hire.

Travel less than 25%. Workstyle Hybrid.

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions.

• medical, dental, and vision
• life insurance
• critical illness insurance and accident insurance
• disability benefits
• retirement savings
• paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• parental leave

Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm’s core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view. We expect our associates at all levels to:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James - as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. #LI-AF1

Raymond James is a diversified financial services company providing wealth management, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities. Founded in 1962 in St. Petersburg, Florida, rather than on Wall Street, we have always embraced being a different kind of financial services firm.

Today, Raymond James has locations and subsidiaries across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RJF.

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