Criminal Investigations Senior Anti Money Laundering Analyst

Title: Criminal Investigations Senior Anti Money Laundering Analyst

Location:  Remote Eligible

Security Clearance: Moderate Background Investigation (MBI)

Schedule: Due to the nature of law enforcement work and operation, position may require occasional support outside of core working hours, as well as intermittent weekend support, mission dependent.

Travel: Travel may be required.

About KACE:

When you make the decision to join KACE, you are choosing to work alongside talented professionals that have one thing in common; the passion to make a difference! KACE employees bring their diverse talents and experiences to work on critical projects that help shape the nation’s safety, security, and quality of life. The desire to have a career that is purposeful and forward thinking is woven into every KACE employee…it’s The KACE Way. KACE employees are; purpose driven, forward focused, open-minded, trustworthy and invested. The KACE Way is our commitment to our employees, to our customers, and to our communities. Join KACE and make a difference!

Job Summary:

The Senior Anti Money Laundering (AML) Analyst will provide the AML Program with project management support, analysis and subject matter advice to projects and complex investigations.   The Senior AML analyst will act as a subject matter expert, providing advanced level domain support enabling Postal Inspectors to more effectively identify, investigate, and disrupt the complex and emerging financial crimes threats.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Investigative Support - Investigative support to all Inspectors (field OR NHQ-based) when guidance or advice is needed as it relates to financial record analysis or data exploitation. Provide support for, or guidance to, other USPIS contractors with financial record analysis, which may include scheduling bank accounts, reviewing records, tracing transactions, and/or drafting relevant subpoena riders. Coordinate taskings to the Forensic Accountant, ensuring work products are accurate, complete and adequately prepared.
• Program Support - Directly assist the AML Program Manager with national initiatives, projects, or training events centered around illicit finance. Review work products from the NHQ AML Analyst for accuracy and quality. Serve as a subject matter expert on the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and compliance to help ensure USPIS maintains a robust AML Program. Analysis of financial crime trends utilizing BSA data, law enforcement sources, or open-source intelligence.
• Training - Develop advanced training curriculum to help build the proficiency of USPIS’s workforce in financial investigations regardless of the predicate offense.
• Liaison - Participate in meetings with other law enforcement agencies, professional organizations, or financial institutions.
• Reporting  - Responsible for documenting and reporting analytical and investigative results, special project reports, etc., both orally and in writing, creating graphic displays, presentations and reports that present clear and concise representations of the information analyzed.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and substantial demonstrated work experience (ideally a minimum of 5 years) conducting or supporting complex money laundering investigations.  While a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business-related field is not required, you must be able to demonstrate and articulate your proficiency analyzing a multitude of financial records.   Experience with large/varied data sources, performing financial record analysis, and compiling intelligence/analytical work products is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal statutes and the federal rules of criminal and civil procedure, as well as the proper handling of law enforcement sensitive and/or Grand Jury material;
• Extensive experience working with law enforcement (directly or indirectly) to develop civil and/or criminal investigation cases for presentation to the appropriate administrative or prosecution authority;
• Knowledge of money laundering techniques through a variety of criminal activities;
• Advanced level of proficiency in utilizing various computer software or applications for the purpose of analyzing and/or scheduling financial transactions, creating visual aids in support of an investigation, and linking assets or financial accounts;
• Proficiency with analyzing large volumes of data to identify patterns and trends which may lead to potentially actionable cases using criteria or parameters that will be defined;
• Skilled researcher usi