Manager, Global AML - US

 

 

 

Requisition ID: 220775

 Salary Range: 90,000.00 - 167,200.00 

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

 

Global Banking and Markets 

 

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. 

 

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.  

 

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries!  We work together to drive ambition for every future! 

Purpose
 

Contributes to the overall success of the U.S. AML Risk Department in the US ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.  Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.
 

Assist the FIU in detecting and reporting on suspicious activities in accordance with the Bank’s requirements under US Federal and state regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) regulations, and the USA PATRIOT Act.
 

What You’ll Do 

 

• Review alerts generated by transaction monitoring system or other internal and external sources.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Responsible for documenting alerts and exceptions investigations using Google, WorldCheck, Internal Databases and other available sources

• Provide guidance and instruction to the other FIU analysts as needed

• Working in conjunction with the FIU and Compliance team in NY and Canada (GAMLU) where necessary to identify, investigate, and escalate transactions that represent unusual or potentially suspicious activity

• Liaise with operations and on-boarding teams as needed to obtain KYC information on customers if needed during an investigation and ensure that the profiles are consistent with current account activity

• Obtain any additional information needed to gain a better understanding of a customer or transactional activity via Requests for Information (“RFIs”)

• Document AML Cases/UTRs/Legal Referrals and supporting documentation in case management system 

• Maintain a log of Suspicious Activity to evidence investigate activity, disposition and reasons for conclusions.

• Prepare recommendations for disposition of cases and draft SAR reports for filing with FinCEN.

• Keep abreast of regulatory changes, industry best practices and potentially suspicious patterns of activity and recommend changes to rules, parameters and thresholds maintained within the case management system to ensure its continued effectiveness.

• Assist in preparing MIS AML Monitoring Reports.

• Assist as needed in the UAT testing related to case management system or monitoring rules enhancements. 

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