Financial Crimes Compliances Operations AVP

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Overview

This Financial Crimes Compliances Operations, Assistant Vice President will perform AML quality control reviews to ensure investigative work, alerts, and case decisions comply with internal policies and regulatory requirements. The position involves analyzing customer transactions and behaviors to identify potential money laundering or terrorist financing risks, while ensuring Suspicious Activity Reporting decisions are well-supported and documented. The individual will provide coaching and training to team members, promote best practices, and support continuous improvement in compliance processes. Strong knowledge of AML regulations, including BSA, PATRIOT Act, and OFAC requirements, is essential, along with the ability to research, analyze, and escalate suspicious trends. Additionally, the role requires effective workload management, clear reporting of investigative findings, and collaboration with internal stakeholders to support audits, regulatory exams, and overall compliance objectives.

Responsibilities

• Complete AML quality control processes in concert with AML Operations Team Leader.
• Provide coaching and training for team members.
• Review alert and cases prepared by investigators to ensure decision-making is appropriate and documented, alert and case narratives are complete, accurate, and comply with internal policies.
• Ensure decisions not to file a SAR are well supported and documented.
• Knowledge of the laws applicable to money laundering, including the BSA, PATRIOT Act, U.S. Treasury AML guidelines, OFAC requirements and Suspicious Activity Reporting requirements.
• Review bank transactions and customer activity, and make assessments relating to suspicious activity reporting obligations.
• Research and analyze bank customers and associated entities for money laundering / terrorism financing risk indicators.
• Escalate to management any activity and trends that could indicate money laundering or terrorist financing.
• Perform routine compliance tasks and respond to routine compliance issues, typically concerning documentation, reporting etc., following established guidelines and procedures.
• Stay apprised of regulatory matters and developments through regular review of appropriate compliance publications and websites and by participating in relevant compliance conferences and other training events.
• Apply knowledge of company policies and standard practices to resolve problems.
• Analyze issues and use judgment to make decisions. Escalate non-standard problems or issues.
• Write reports that detail investigative findings and support case recommendations.
• Manage workload so that case investigations are completed in a timely manner, and production and quality targets are met.
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with other AML policy and operations areas, and other bank lines of business as appropriate
• Assist AML Department Manager to prepare for and respond to internal audit and regulatory examination reviews

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a financial crime risk and compliance role, preferably involving suspicious activity investigations and reporting.
• Working knowledge of correspondent banking is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience preparing and writing SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports).
• CAMS certification preferred but not required.
• Experience in conducting financial crime investigations and/or intelligence analysis, in line with established investigative processes and procedures.
• Experience interacting with senior managers and compliance with subject matter experts.
• Collaborative with strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Process oriented coupled with a strong ability to develop appropriate program enhancing strategies.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Understanding of banking and financial services, including an understanding of the various types of products, services, and transactions that are typical for the Branch.
• Analytical/Investigative skills to identify unusual or suspicious activity regarding transaction or account activities.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $90,000 to $111,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.