AML/Fraud Triage - Analyst

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Partners with their assigned Line of Business, other Risk/Compliance/Audit (RCA) professionals, and RCA Managers to, depending on their function, create, implement, maintain, review or oversee an effective risk management framework. Participates in projects and/or activities that ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Identifies gaps and inform solutions that minimize losses resulting from inadequate internal processes, systems or human errors. Identifies, responds and/or escalates risks as appropriate. Serves as a functional liaison between the Line of Business and the Lines of Defense.

The Analyst will be responsible for reviewing risk-based alerts which have triggered based on the Bank’s internal monitoring scenarios and branch referrals. Customer transactional activity will be analyzed to identify potentially unusual financial and/or fraudulent activity, to include money laundering, terrorist financing, structuring, any other financial risk. The AML Analyst determines if activity is reasonable for the customer or warrants further investigation. A narrative is then prepared by the Analyst to document and justify their decision in compliance with established regulatory guidelines and time frames.

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Typically more than one year of applicable experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel & pivot tables

- Experience in a high production environment

- Effective presentation, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

- Knowledge/background in AML investigations

- Experience analyzing transaction data

- Decision making

- High attention to detail (e.g., dates, dollar amounts, names, etc.)

- Intermediate knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends that impact their assigned line of business

- Intermediate understanding of the business line’s operations, products/services, systems, and associated risks/controls

- Basic knowledge of Risk/Compliance/Audit competencies

- Strong analytical, process facilitation and project management skills

Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages

**The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.**

**We are hiring in the following locations:

• Knoxville, TN

• Charlotte, NC

• Tempe, AZ

• Minneapolis, MN

• Columbus, OH

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all q