Vanguard is looking for a Financial Crimes Specialist to detect and prevent financial crime, safeguarding clients and the firm by uncovering suspicious activity and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in compliance, investigations, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Conduct daily investigations to identify suspicious activity across both new and existing client accounts.
- Use public records, internet databases, and internal tools to research potential violations and support due diligence efforts, including customer identification and compliance with bank secrecy laws.
- Help resolve inquiries and issues related to anti-money laundering (AML), ensuring swift and accurate outcomes.
- Assist with internal and external reporting in line with regulatory guidelines and internal policies.
- Keep up with industry trends, regulatory changes, and market developments to ensure Vanguard’s financial crimes program remains best-in-class.
- Reviewing and analyzing alerts generated by transaction monitoring systems.
- Determine whether these alerts warrant escalation, documentation in an Investigative Memo (IM) or filing a Suspicions Activity Report (SAR) in accordance with internal procedures and regulatory expectations.
Other
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A passion for compliance, a sharp analytical mind, and a commitment to doing what’s right.
- Lead Investigations: Conduct daily investigations to identify suspicious activity across both new and existing client accounts. You’ll also mentor junior team members as they grow their investigative skills.
- Educate and Empower: Participate in training sessions and team meetings and help develop educational content to support the growth of newer team members.
- Collaborate on Projects: Contribute to special projects and cross-functional initiatives that enhance our compliance capabilities.
- Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
- Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection.
