Financial Crimes Alert Analyst
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Financial Crimes Alert Analyst assessing transaction alerts and suspicious activity for Ameris Bank, a purpose-driven community banking company. Supporting BSA/AML compliance through analysis, escalation, and reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Perform assessments of alerted customer activity generated from transaction monitoring software
- Ensure timely identification and escalate unusual activity
- Review manual reports for unusual activity and escalation
- Analyze customer activity and independently judge whether activity is unusual and requires escalation
- Draft reports and document analysis supporting decisions
- Work with front line staff to obtain information helpful during alert assessment and analysis
- Cross train in case investigations and CTRs when opportunities arise
- Apply critical thinking to recognize patterns, trends and inconsistencies in transactional and customer data
- Detect, prevent, mitigate and report potentially suspicious activity
- Understand customer risks associated with money laundering, terrorist financing, financial crimes and other legal or reputational risks
- Stay current with money laundering and terrorist financing behaviors, trends, patterns and typologies
- Stay current with rules, laws and regulations
- Maintain attention to detail
Requirements:
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Working knowledge of a bank operating environment and applicable systems preferred
- Working knowledge and understanding of BSA/AML rules, laws and regulations including the USA PATRIOT Act
- Sound oral and written communication skills
- Sound critical thinking ability
- Sound analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
- Detail oriented
- Ability to be a self-starter
- Ability to build relationships
- 2+ years of direct AML experience
- CAMS (ACAMS) or CFE (ACFE) certification, or 7+ years of direct AML experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Criminal Justice or related field required
- CAMS or CFE certification
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance provided at no additional cost to employees
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage
- Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
- 11 Holidays
- Volunteer/Service Day
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with 50% matching of the first 8% of contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement
- Supplemental Life & Other Insurance Plans
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Advocacy Program
- Tickets at Work (Entertainment discounts for Ameris Bank Employees)
- AT&T Employee Discount
- Wellness Discounts for Medical Premiums and Other Rewards
- Employee Referral Incentive
- Education Assistance
- Employee Resource Groups
- Free Interest Checking
- Free Safe Deposit Box
- Free Money Orders, Travelers’ Checks and Cashier Checks
- Discount on Mortgage Origination Fee
- Free Online Banking and Free Unlimited Online Bill Payment
- Employee Banking Perks
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