Global Financial Crimes Analyst

About the role

The Financial Crimes Compliance Analyst will support the Policy and Governance Team Lead in FIU by assisting in policy development, governance oversight, and regulatory alignment supporting the institutions' crime risk management strategies. The FCC Analyst will also be responsible for conducting extensive investigations to identify potentially suspicious financial and/or fraudulent activity, to include money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud and/or any other financial risk or crime. This role provides foundational experience in compliance, policy development, and governance within a global financial institution. Analysts in this role will gain exposure to AML frameworks, regulatory standards, and FIU operations oversight with an emphasis on Financial Crimes Governance.

Responsibilities

• Support routine and moderately complex governance and compliance activities, including governing documentation reviews, MI&R, and issue tracking.
• Assist with monitoring regulatory developments, examinations, and audit-related requests as needed.
• Perform gap analysis to identify issues and communicate to Senior Management.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and updating AML/FIU governing documents.
• Research and analyze new or updated regulatory requirements to assess potential impact on FIU operations.
• Participate in policy implementation and special research projects using Microsoft Office Products such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Prepare qualitative reports, data metrics workbooks, and compliance presentations for senior management, governance committees, and regulators.
• Collaborate with FIU Investigations, AML Operations, Enterprise Policy Governance, Global QA, Compliance Testing, and Audit teams to ensure consistency and alignment.
• Assist in maintaining documentation repositories, version control, and proactive regulatory information management.
• Review and research alert adjudicators and/or transactions.
• Will be responsible for documenting research findings and accurately writing narratives detailing suspicious activity as required.
• Accurately and confidently communicate with management any activity and trends that could implicate potential money laundering or terrorist financing.
• Analytical/Investigative skills to determine unusual or possible suspicious activity regarding transaction or account activities.

Requirements

• 1-3 years in banking, with a strong emphasis on BSA, AML and OFAC laws and regulations.
• 3+ years proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required; comfort with data analysis tools including Co-Pilot and Power Automate is a plus.
• Knowledge of the laws applicable to money laundering, to include the BSA, The Patriot Act, U.S. Treasury AML guidelines, OFAC requirements and Suspicious Activity Reporting requirements.
• Understanding of banking and financial services, including an understanding of the various types of products, services, and transactions that are typical for a Financial Institution.
• CAMS certification preferred but not required.
• Experience in analyzing and managing financial crime investigative processes.
• Process oriented coupled with a strong ability to understand appropriate program enhancing strategies.
• Experience interacting with senior managers and compliance subject matter experts.
• Collaborative with strong interpersonal communication skills; Detail-oriented and efficient in organized executions.
• Education
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Benefits

Additional Information

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world's leading financial groups. Across the globe, we're 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world's most trusted financial group, it's part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. 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.

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