• Oversees investigative efforts, reviewing and approving cases, and ensuring the delivery of timely and accurate regulatory reporting
• Provides oversight of a team of Investigators or activities performing end-to-end investigations of financial crimes activities across multiple jurisdictions and legal entities.
• Ensures that the completion of Suspicious Activity Reports is conducted in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement, while providing review and oversight
• Reviews facts of the investigation, and escalates risk to senior stakeholders and partners with Front Line Units to resolve
• Leads quality control functions, training, communications, guidance, monitoring scenario development/enhancement input, and testing, or law enforcement liaison responsibilities in an investigative support role
• Evaluates internal controls to ensure they are working effectively by identifying weaknesses or gaps
• Leads or contributes to the execution of the financial crimes program, including but not limited to regulatory change, financial crimes policies and procedures management, risk assessments, issue management, as well as any global or regional driven initiatives and projects
• Oversees or assists in the development of remediation plans to strengthen controls and providing oversight to ensure they are addressed appropriately.

This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company D&I goals.
• Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence, and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data-based decision-making, and continuous improvement.
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities, and contributions.
• Risk Manager: Ensures proper risk discipline, controls, and culture are in place to identify, escalate, and debate issues.
• People Manager & Coach: Provides inspection, coaching, and feedback to motivate, differentiate, and improve performance.
• Financial Steward: Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting, and appropriately delegating team work.

Skills:

• Coaching
• External Resource Management
• Investigation Management, including the ability to manage complex cases and work under pressure.
• Regulatory Compliance
• Issue Management
• Confident working within global policies, procedures, and risk management guidelines
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Risk Management
• Strategy Planning and Development
• Written Communications
• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and report-writing abilities, including the ability to communicate with stakeholders globally

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated business and functional experience
• Degree required: Bachelor’s or equivalent experience
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (preferred)
• Proven experience within a similar role from the financial services industry and/or government entity

Benefits of working at Bank of America UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance, and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness, etc.
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations, and resources relating to men’s health, women’s health, fertility, menopause, and pregnancy & parenthood
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes, and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills, and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long-term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mindset are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

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