Senior Financial Crimes Specialist

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Financial Crimes Specialist in Financial Crimes Risk Management as part of Independent Risk Management and the Investigations Review Team within Financial Crimes Investigations.

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within functional area and contribute to large-scale planning related to functional area deliverables.
• Investigate, research, examine, and report complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with high levels of risk.
• Perform risk evaluation and modeling to provide input and recommendations for financial crimes strategies and models.
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls.
• Conduct data and onsite reviews, review findings, determine risk level and recommend resulting fraud prevention strategies.
• Perform investigative research, root cause assessment and consulting regarding highly complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with moderate to high risk.
• Perform detailed examination to detect transactional and relationship patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes across multiple businesses or products.
• Act as an escalation point for more complex cases.
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet deliverables.
• Partner closely with leadership to develop strategies to minimize financial crime portfolio risk through innovative methods with the ultimate goal of maximizing profits.
• Provide leadership within the team.
• Serve as a liaison and represent the organization in handling court appearances, depositions, mediations, and arbitrations.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Lead projects, teams or serve as a mentor for less experienced staff.
• Develop and deliver a wide range of training for individuals involved in issue detection.
• Interact internally and externally to conduct investigations or to address risk management.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• 4+ years of banking industry experience.
• 4+ years of experience with BSA/AML/OFAC laws and regulations. 
• Experience with sanctions screening processes, OFAC regulations, investigations, workflows and programs.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions programs.
• Experience with international and/or domestic products and services including wire transfers, foreign exchange, trade services and ACH.
• Experience with LexisNexis, World-Check, Hogan and SVP.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
• Experience with GSMOS and/or Firco Soft sanction screening tools.
• Ability to handle complex issues and make risk-based decisions.
• Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven critical thinking and analytical skills, including strong decision-making, problem-solving, and strong leadership skills.
• Advanced level experience with Access, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Job Locations:

• 401 S. Tryon Street – Charlotte, North Carolina
• 1150 W. Washington Street – Tempe, Arizona
• 250 E. John Carpenter Freeway – Irving, Texas

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work at one of the approved locations in the job posting.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
• This position offers a hybrid schedule.

Posting End Date: 

19 Jan 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable