Analyst - Compliance: Quality Assurance - job 1 of 14
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
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American Express’s Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) is part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization, operating within Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC), provides end-to-end oversight and support of global financial crimes investigations. In partnership with broader GFCC teams, GFCSU supports the development, testing, implementation and adjudication of transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other tools to detect potential criminal activity. GFCSU plays a vital role in ensuring compliance with key regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. They also support law enforcement by providing critical information to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other financial crimes.
The GFCSU’s Quality Assurance (QA) Team performs regular QA testing of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Screening, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and Anti-Corruption investigations performed by the Financial Intelligence Unit to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory standards as well as internal procedural requirements.
Job Responsibilities:
Conduct quality testing of AML, Screening, EDD, and Anti-Corruption processes managed by the GFCSU, which includes evaluating alert investigations against established regulatory and procedural requirements and providing feedback to the relevant team(s)
Draft reports to summarize findings and communicate results of quality testing to relevant stakeholders Manage projects to expand and enhance quality review processes and technology Identify trends in investigative quality, potential efficiencies, and procedural enhancements, working closely with GFCC leaders to help improve investigative processes accordingly
Minimum Qualifications:
- Two+ years of work experience at a financial services institution, retail/commercial bank, or payment processing institution in any of the following areas: AML/BSA, financial crimes compliance, know-your-customer (KYC), enhanced due diligence, screening/sanctions risk management, and/or operational risk
- Proven analytical skills and demonstrated ability to research, assess, interpret, resolve, and remediate issues with regulatory impact
- Excellent time-management skills and demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Ability to influence, gain support, and resolve conflict
- Detail-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization
- Self-motivated with an ability to learn quickly and independently
Preferred Qualifications :
- Business Self Testing (BST), Quality Control, or Quality Assurance experience is a plus
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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