Financial Crimes Compliance Analyst

Job Family: Investigator Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: None Financial Crimes Compliance Analyst Opportunities available for Analysts and Senior Analysts What You Will Do: Guidehouse is experiencing exponential growth, driven by an inclusive culture with a desire to see all succeed We’d like the opportunity to welcome you onboard as we expand into San Antonio, TX Guidehouse has consecutively received a Great Place to Work Certification since 2019, a Military Friendly Employer designation for 4 years running, and now a 16-time KLAS #1 award winner In this full-time role, we offer a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Guidehouse is seeking experienced personnel to support oversight of the quality of service delivery for projects in which Guidehouse conducts financial crime and regulatory compliance related reviews and investigations on behalf of our clients. The Financial Crimes Quality Assurance position will assist with the design of quality assurance programs for client projects, execute quality assurance reviews, and track and report on results. The responsibilities of the Financial Crimes Quality Assurance will include, but are not limited to: - Conducting quality assurance reviews of alerts/cases and/or files in regard to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering, Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC), Know Your Customer (KYC), including Identification Verification (ID&V), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Ongoing Monitoring and other financial crime investigations to mitigate risks associated with financial crimes. - Performing quality assurance (QA) review of Analysts’ work product in accordance with client QA expectations. - Along with Team Leads, accurately and thoroughly assess Analysts’ work product quality and leverage practices consistent with industry standards. - Provide coaching and constructive feedback to Analysts to ensure quality decisions and reviews are being completed in line with client policies and procedures. - Identify risk and recommend risk-based approaches for QA sampling. - Apply analytic techniques to complex information sets to make logical and effectively supported recommendations regarding Analysts’ work. Distinguish and categorize severity of findings. - Analyze QA results on individual and team level to identify trending and patterns within QA results. Recommend remedial action to Team Leads and Managers where appropriate. - Provide coaching and mentoring consistent with industry standards to ensure success in the following daily efforts of Analysts. - Perform reviews and investigations of alerts/cases and/or files as business needs arise. - When applicable, escalate and/or draft and file potentially suspicious activity reports in accordance with regulatory requirements and client SLAs. - Follow all required processes in relation to reviews, investigations and escalations. - Develop QA testing to ensure all client required processes are followed, guidance is followed, and end decisioning is sound and well-documented. - Escalate proper feedback on Analysts work product to their performance manager to ensure accountability. - Execute and deliver high quality engagement tasks both independently and in a collaborative setting with a focus on client satisfaction. - Continue to expand your industry knowledge, contribute to the development of consulting capabilities, and effectively articulate our key business propositions to clients. What You Will Need: - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university plus 0-6 years of experience (level dependent) OR 4-8 years of professional experience in lieu of degree (level dependent) - Experience reviewing and dispositioning manual and system generated alerts/cases/files to mitigate risk associated with financial crimes. - Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines (e.g., BSA, OFAC, FinCEN guidance). - Knowledge of Financial Crimes Compliance functions such as OFAC Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, KYC, CDD, EDD and/or Financial Fraud Investigations. - Understanding of the legal, corporate governance, and regulatory environment related to the BSA and USA PATRIOT Act. - Ability to detect and mitigate red flags for potential financial crimes activity. - Strong analytical and research skills. - The ability to excel wi