Senior Financial Crime Specialist

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Financial Crimes Specialist. This role is to support the Wells Fargo Bank International UC (WFBI) Financial Crimes Senior Manager & MLRO and assist with the management of the WFBI Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM) function on a day-to-day basis. FCRM is tasked with the management and oversight of Financial Crime Risk for WFBI - including Customer Due Diligence, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Sanctions and other regulatory requirements.
The Senior Financial Crimes Specialist is intended to act as support to the WFBI MLRO and as the subject matter expert covering AML/CFT and Financial Sanctions Legislation and regulations associated with WFBI and relevant Lines of Business (LOBs) across the WFBI Financial Crime program. Note: In addition to these functions employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required.
In this role, you will:

• Provide SME expertise and support the Manager in discharging their responsibilities within WFBI and within the larger Financial Crimes Risk Management function
• Responsible for maintaining an up-to -date and informed understanding of relevant legislation and regulations and their impact on WFBI and the broader Financial Crimes Risk Management Function
• Conducts investigative research, root cause analysis and consulting on transactions, suspicious situations, policy violations, referrals, customers, and related parties that present moderate to high risk or complexity
• Take the lead on drafting high quality reporting for various governance committees and teams
• Engage and co-ordinate with all stakeholders in the development and review of risks and controls for both WFBI risk assessments and ongoing risk management
• Undertake quality monitoring reviews and escalate identified issues and control gaps across the financial crime framework
• Contribute to WFBI and EMEA-wide procedures, policies and programs required to meet legal and regulatory money laundering obligations within Ireland and the EU (where required).
• Monitoring and updating, where necessary, Inter-Company Agreements relating to WFBI activities and requirements
• Assist with the preparation for and management of items raised from internal and external audits and regulatory exams
• End to end management of initiatives with moderate to high risk
• Act as representative for function and manager including within WFBI and EMEA. Deputise for the manager in their absence in meetings and in project work demonstrating an ability to work unsupervised

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Experience in risk management (includes compliance, financial crimes, operational risk, audit, legal) or financial services industry experience - which must include direct experience in risk management of AML/CFT, Financial Sanctions and ABC experience
• Strong knowledge of relevant regulations, supporting guidelines and industry standards expected
• Experience of providing financial crime subject matter expertise within, or supporting, a regulated entity
• Proven track record of working collaboratively across multiple business lines and with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels but also of taking the lead as needs dictate
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and presentation) skills and organizational abilities are essential with an ability to liaise constructively and clearly across all levels of staff
• Experience of analysis or gap assessment of corporate or group policies and procedures against Irish and EU legislation, regulatory guidance and standards
• Demonstrated ability to identify and obtain key information for further analysis
• Strong attention to detail essential
• Demonstrated experience working to tight deadlines displaying efficiency and effectiveness on a daily basis
• Strong ability to manage multiple requests for information and handle confidential and sensitive information in a professional manner in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
• The ability to work reliably and flexibly while unsupervised is essential to the role
• CFCPP, ICA or ACAMS credentials desired