Correspondent Banking Investigations (CBI) AML Investigator AVP

Correspondent Banking Investigations Anti Money Laundering Investigator Assistant Vice President

Whippany, NJ

As a Barclays Correspondent Banking Investigations Anti Money Laundering Investigator Assistant Vice President, you will be conducting end-to-end financial crime investigations, including the drafting of SARs, automated alerts generated by the Mantas system, and manual cases from internal & external referrals like FinCEN, and Grand Jury Subpoenas. You’ll also ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures relating to AML investigations and ensure the Bank meets its statutory & regulatory obligations for reporting suspicious activity.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Conducting from start to finish the analysis and assessment of system-generated alerts using internal/external research tools
• Conducting manual reviews/special investigations including but not limited to FinCEN investigations, Grand Jury Subpoena, negative media reviews, and referral sources
• Communicating across Barclays affiliates/business lines/Financial Crime teams to gather additional information as required and mitigate risk across the firm
• Drafting and presenting SARs for potential filing, and preparing corresponding SAR forms
• Managing actively alert/case queues in order to meet timescales for alert investigation processing and subsequent SAR filing
• Documenting accurately the supporting evidence for alert/case closure or SAR filing
• Participating and contributing actively to team meetings and share forums
  
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Four-year college degree or international equivalent
• Over four years of AML Compliance and Bank Secrecy Act or other relevant experience
• Over two years of experience in research and/or investigations including Fraud, AML, Credit or Risk
• More than two years of experience with Microsoft office applications and Internet search tools
  
  
  

Skills That Will Help You In The Role

• Experience in Compliance, Risk, Operations, Controls, and knowledge and understanding of Correspondent Banking
• Law enforcement or government agency experience in conducting investigations
• CAMS certification
• Experience with the Mantas surveillance system
  
  
  

Where will you be working?

Our next-generation workplace in Whippany allows talented, passionate, down-to-earth colleagues to connect daily. With state-of-the-art work facilities and many added features like pool tables, cafés and a gym – it’s a place you can call home. Our office is minutes away from Morristown, known for its rich history and lively modern spirit. With bustling Manhattan easily accessible and a picturesque landscape here on the doorstep, Whippany really does offer the best of both worlds.