About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Crimes Associate Manager. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com .

In this role, you will:

• Supervise entry to mid level roles in transactional or tactical less complex tasks and processes to ensure timely completion, quality and compliance
• Manage the implementation of procedures, controls, analytics and trend analysis to ensure identification, prevention execution, detection, investigation, recovery, government and internal reporting of financial crime activity
• Maintain awareness of financial crimes activity companywide and ensure all issues are proactively addressed, and escalated where necessary
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and FACTA
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and risk control development in less complex functions
• Manage a risk based financial crimes program or functional area with low to moderate risk and complexity
• Lead implementation of multiple complex initiatives with low to moderate risk
• Make supervisory and tactical decisions and resolve issues related to team supervision, work allocation and daily operations under direction of functional area management
• Leverage interpretation of policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers
• Ensure coordination with team, line of business, other business units, Audit, and regulators on risk related topics
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Financial Crimes
• Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 1+ years of Leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Anti -Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) experience
• Experience investigating, writing, and filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
• Experience conducting investigations of financial crimes transactions or policy violations, risk management and compliance, including researching and analyzing complex transactions to detect patterns, trends, and anomalies
• Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision in a structured environment
• Ability to gather, organize, and interpret data
• Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) skill
• Experience with financial crimes monitoring and surveillance activities and systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical team members as well as regional leaders
• Effective critical thinking skills and ability to anticipate areas of improvement
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and changing environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) skills

Job Expectations:

• Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening

Job Locations:

• Tempe, AZ

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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