Global Financial Crimes - AML Advisory, Vice President
MUFG     Tempe, AZ 85282
 Posted 2 days    

**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 120,000 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.

Responsible for providing AML, BSA, USA PATRIOT Act compliance support to an assigned function. This role will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all matters for AML/BSA compliance for MUFG.

**Responsibilities**

+ Provides full advisory services to First and Second Lines of Defense on all applicable money laundering risk, to including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and U.S. Treasury AML guidelines.

+ Analyzes and documents acceptance of risk for high-risk customers.

+ Advises the First Line of Defense on policy and procedure requirements.

+ Participates in AML Risk Assessments for assigned product or function to mitigate AML exposure.

+ Analyzes AML findings to further understand where AML risk is emerging within the bank’s customer portfolio.

+ Implements controls to respond to AML findings that mitigate AML risk.

+ Reviews existing AML polices to ensure that they are effective and account for current or emerging risk.

+ Develop and design training that ensures employees are receiving effective training to maintain awareness about AML risk and the appropriate ways to effectively mitigate or escalate AML risk.

+ Suggest improvements to the AML control process that increase the processes strength while maintaining efficiency.

+ Understands AML risk that presents itself in the form of complex and layered business ownership and relationships including corporate structures involving off-shore entities and agents.

+ Possesses a strong KYC background.

+ Knowledge of financial institutions, corporate advisory, wholesale lending, project finance, and the structures of these transactions and relationships.

+ Demonstrated knowledge in risks that corporate banking relationships and products can pose for AML risks.

+ Demonstrated knowledge of investment banking products and services, including but not limited to, derivatives, swaps, project finance, commodities and structured finance, and securitization.

+ Demonstrated knowledge in risks that corporate banking relationships and products can pose for AML risks.

+ Transaction Banking: understands the AML risk that presents itself in the form of complex products and services, including treasury management with money and transaction movements, demonstrated knowledge of SWIFT payment processes, correspondent banking, cash management services, ACH, and other methods of electronic funds transfers including how these can be used for money laundering and the controls required for these risks.

+ Capital Markets: understands the AML risks present in capital markets clients, products and services. To include, but not limited to, foreign exchange, securities trading, underwriting.

**Experience**

+ Minimum of 5 to 7 years in banking, with a strong emphasis on BSA, AML and OFAC laws and regulations.

+ Candidates must have AML experience within the applicable lines of business supported. CAMS certification preferred but not required.

+ Experience in analyzing or managing financial crime investigative processes and policies (i.e. KYC, SARs, etc). Experience interacting with senior managers and compliance 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 execution. Bachelor degree and/or equivalent relevant experience.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $117k-$147k 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.

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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.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

**Our Culture Principles**

+ Client Centric

+ People Focused

+ Listen Up. Speak Up.

+ Innovate & Simplify

+ Own & Execute

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