Vice President, SAR Investigations

BNY Mellon; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Vice President, SAR Investigations II, to join their FIU team in either Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA. In this role, you will lead proactive investigations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, analyze transactional data, and draft Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in compliance with FinCEN regulations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, significant experience in AML investigations, and must demonstrate strong communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to impact the organization's financial crime strategies.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of total work experience preferred.
• Experience in AML investigations, particularly in correspondent banking.
• ACAMS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive investigations to address money laundering.
• Analyze complex transactional data and draft Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
• Manage portfolio of cases efficiently under tight deadlines.

Skills

Proactive investigations

Complex data analysis

Financial crimes understanding

Communication with stakeholders

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree in relevant fields

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, SAR Investigations II to join our FIU team. This role is located in Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Conducting proactive investigations to address money laundering and terrorist financing concerns in alignment with the National Priorities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
• Analyzing complex transactional data, performing in-depth research, decisioning cases stemming from proactive investigations, drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), and making recommendations to elevate concerns to internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of global financial crimes money flows.
• Drafting timely, error-free and SARs and No SARs that follow FinCEN regulations and the team's internal guidance and policies.
• Managing a portfolio of case work in an organized manner with the ability to work efficiently within tight deadlines.
• This team member must also effectively communicate and develop relationships with internal stakeholders and collaborate on significant investigative matters.
• The team member will be expected to apply an understanding of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and the USA PATRIOT Act and apply it to the banking products and services offered by the organization.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
• Graduate Degree in Law, Business, Intelligence Studies, or International Relations preferred.
• 7-10 years of total work experience preferred.
• Experience working for a financial institution in an AML investigations function, particularly in the correspondent banking space, and/or ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) certification and intelligence work in the private or public sector preferred.