AML Investigations Manager

Station Casinos•Las Vegas, NV

77d

About The Position

The position manages the anti-money laundering (“AML”) know your customer, due diligence, and information sharing programs ensuring AML compliance. This position manages and conducts in-depth analysis and investigations, analyzes and assesses risks, creates reports, and leads analysts. The position also develops and enhances investigative processes, procedures, analytics, and training to strengthen the casino’s overall AML program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, criminal justice or information technology from an accredited college/university, or four (4) years of experience in a job function involving AML, investigative analysis, or the aforementioned fields of study.
Four (4) years of experience in AML, investigations, or similar with at least one (1) year at a senior/supervisor level.
Highly proficient with computer software, including Microsoft Office software (i.e., Excel, Outlook, and Word), and an intermediate understanding of how to organize and query data. Relational database (SQL), advanced internet searching, Cognos, LexisNexis, and Everi AML software experience preferred.
Excellent written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with Team Members, management, and internal and external (e.g., examiners and vendors) guests. Ability to organize, summarize and succinctly communicate the relevancy of findings to management.
Self-motivated, well-organized, ability to prioritize and efficiently perform multiple tasks in a timely manner. Ability to work independently and in small groups without direct supervision.

Nice To Haves

Casino AML experience preferred.
Active certification in AML, fraud, investigations, criminal justice, or information technology is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct extensive investigations and wide-ranging research using all available information, including subscription services, internal systems, and internet search engines.
Analyze and correlate behavioral and transaction patterns, research findings, and other relevant information to help management draw conclusions.
Administer the company’s 314(b) compliance program, including sending and responding to information requests.
Ability to work with large amounts of data on multiple spreadsheets and manipulate/join that data to achieve desired report outputs.
Complete analysis and reports, including the writing of investigative reports, in a timely manner with accuracy and completeness.
Prepare and review suspicious activity narratives and reports. Prepare other reports, profiles, and supporting documentation (e.g., work programs, findings and results) ensuring that such documentation contains sufficient, competent, and relevant evidential matter.
Serve as a front-line resource and escalation point for AML-related detection and inquiries (internal and external).
Advise the Director of AML Compliance in a timely manner of relevant findings, especially those affecting compliance or involving high-risk guests, transactions, or situations.
Administer customer identification, know your customer, exclusion and watch list, and due diligence programs.
Lead, train, and review analysts.
Train and transfer KYC/due diligence knowledge to Team Members. Create manuals, guides, programs and other procedural or instructional material.
Analyze current processes and procedures, and develop, present, and implement improvements. Assist in monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of compliance operations.
Ensure documentation is properly organized and maintained. Maintain work areas in an organized and neat manner.
Perform other duties as assigned.