Lead Analyst, AML Compliance – Denver, CO

AML Compliance Analysts play a crucial role within Western Union’s Financial Intelligence Unit by helping protect the company and its customers from the risks associated with consumer fraud and money laundering. This will lead various projects that include the planning, scoping and testing for various Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Finance Terrorism and Fraud compliance controls for the design and development of front-end controls and back-office monitoring programs for Western Union's Compliance Systems and Analytics (CS&A) team. This lead role be vital in the implementation and enhancement of analytical tools for process streamlining, optimizing and maintaining legacy code, troubleshooting and addressing data problems wherever they exist to help minimize potential money laundering risk within the established strategies of the Department.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze large datasets leveraging SQL and Python (Snowflake experience preferred) and write effective, scalable code to create and maintain complex queries.
• Replicate risk-based controls and back-office monitoring programs with the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze data from multiple sources summarizing results to illustrate potential risk or control gaps for a global audience.
• Must be able to effectively identify trends and patterns within large datasets and accurately summarize findings presenting risks, controls, and residual risks.
• QA code or script review and testing ensure working accurately while supporting other members of the team by participating in peer code-review via SQL and testing cycles.
• Present analytical data and control recommendations to business users at the Director/VP level/Executive level.
• Demonstrate high initiative working multiple rule engineering projects with ability to simultaneously assist or job train others within the team.
• This position will need to help in leading or supervising others.
• You will need to be an excellent communicator, with strong analytical and collaborative skills. Fluency in English is required for the role any other languages would be a plus.

Requirements:

• Experience in Anti Money Laundering Compliance, and Bank Secrecy Act from a financial service or payments background.
• Understanding of Global Money Remittances Industry as it relates to AML and Fraud investigation processes and how they are used to mitigate risks showing ability to assess the level of risk cases present and prioritize accordingly.
• Experience with query and stored procedure development and debugging, data preparation, data cleaning.
• Experience working with Power BI and DAX scripting language is a plus.
• Understanding of Point of Sale and Back Office automated controls and systems to determine the level of risk mitigation provided by each and propose enhancements where necessary.
• Proven ability to identify and evaluate risks, as well as produce high quality materials for a global audience while communicating recommendations for control improvements in written and verbal form to all levels of management.

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.

Salary

The annual gross base salary range is $78,000-$105,000 per year, which includes a base salary and short-term that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidates' qualifications, skills, and competencies.

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few
 (https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your United States – Specific Benefits Include

• Family First Program
• Time off
• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Tuition Assistance Program

• Parental Leave

Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate.  

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week. 

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

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Estimated Job Posting End Date:

08-30-2024

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.