Expires soon American Express

Compliance Assistant - Financial Intelligence Unit

  • Phoenix (Maricopa County)
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Legal

Job description

Overview of the Financial Intelligence Unit
American Express' Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is responsible for the end-to-end suspicious activity reporting process, which entails monitoring for, investigating, and, when appropriate, reporting suspicious activity. As part of this process, the FIU develops and implements automated transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other processes designed to identify activity potentially indicative of criminal behavior; investigates potentially suspicious financial activity; and, when appropriate, files suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and/or refers matters to our compliance partners for review and reporting globally. The FIU performs a critical role in ensuring that American Express complies with the Bank Secrecy and USA PATRIOT Acts and provides law enforcement with key information for the investigation and prosecution of money laundering and terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other criminal activity.

Job responsibilities may include:
· Conduct time-sensitive, meticulous initial investigations, analyzing each instance of potential money laundering activity and/or suspicious financial activity across multiple jurisdictions and countries, utilizing a wide variety of research and analytical tools
· Produce well-written reports detailing and analyzing potentially suspicious activity for review by a secondary reviewer
· Assist with streamlining casework and with additional projects to aid the Investigations team
· Build strong relationships with strategic partners across the unit to ensure effective coordination of significant investigations
· Demonstrate a keen attention to detail in investigation, analysis, and writing

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Ideal candidates will exhibit investigative, research intensive, and/or writing skills while meeting the following qualifications:

·  Knowledge or experience in audit, investigations, or in the broader financial industry
·  High level of professionalism, self-motivation and sense of urgency
·  Proven ability to analyze large amounts of data in order to report critical information
·  Strong communication and interpersonal skills
·  Proficiency in researching information for business related purposes
·  Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
·  Knowledge of American Express products and systems is preferred
·  High school diploma; Bachelor's degree preferred

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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