Due Diligence Consultant

Wells Fargo Bank•Irving, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Due Diligence Consultant (DDC) in Financial Crimes Operations as part of Enterprise Functions. The Transactional Risk & Intelligence Group (TRIG) is a centralized function within Financial Crimes Operations that delivers actionable transactional analysis and intelligence reporting. TRIG is seeking a DDC to perform transaction-based reviews of customers with elevated and complex risk profiles to generate actionable recommendations to line of business risk management teams. In this role, the DDC will support in executing Financial Institutions Group (FIG) correspondent banking reviews and complex financial intermediary reviews.

Requirements

2+ years of Due Diligence experience, or equivalent (including risk management, client service, operations support, or business process management) demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, National Security & Intelligence Studies or other relevant field.
BSA/AML compliance experience and/or experience and understanding of risk management principles; financial crimes risk management experience highly preferred
Knowledge of Wells Fargo systems (WCIS, Cornerstone, Hogan, OIB, etc.) and products (wires, ACH, check products, cash vault, etc.).
Industry certifications (e.g., CAMS certified and/or Wells Fargo AML/Sanctions Credential Program, etc.).
Strong computer skills utilizing Microsoft Office Suite with in-depth Excel experience (including Pivot Tables and performing analysis of large data sets).
Must be highly proficient in the use of Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
Knowledge and experience with SharePoint, Tableau, and other similar applications is desired.
Ability to evaluate risks and to communicate relevant risk in a simple, decisive, timely and market-appropriate manner.
Foreign language skills.
Ability to manage large and complex sets of data.
Ability to build strong partnerships and to work across multiple cultures.
Proven interpersonal, organization, and presentation skills.
Strong verbal and written communications

Responsibilities

Own client onboarding process to mitigate risk through a due diligence process
Participate in conducting less complex client due diligence processes, research and identify opportunities to mitigate risk
Consult and provide support to interpret policies, guidelines and governance programs
Support business in execution of due diligence reporting processes and controls
Review and analyze client onboarding processes or challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives
Exercise independent judgment to guide medium risk deliverables
Aggregate, evaluate and report results and escalate where necessary
Present recommendations for resolving more complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing expertise in the due diligence function, policies, procedures and compliance requirements
Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, managers and internal and external customers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Conduct deep due diligence research on high-risk customers and analyze customer transactions and demographic data points to identify new or emerging customer financial crimes risks, and/or customers presenting a heightened risk within a portfolio.
Evaluate moderate to high complexity customer to determine appropriate level of escalation and ultimate recommendation, in consultation with manager/team lead/reviewer.
Work with 1,000s of rows and cells of data in Microsoft Excel to perform the analysis on data points ranging from geography to transactional values and volumes to relational data.
Work with the group’s data partners, mid-level managers, and cross-functional business partners to develop strategies, techniques, and tools to facilitate the advancement of reviews.
Write transactional reports with bolstered observations and risk dispositions that help business partners better understand customer’s behavior and manage the risk.
Communicate findings and provide appropriate direction to manager/team lead/reviewer and business partners.
Participate in low to moderately complexity project initiatives.
File unusual activity reports in a timely manner.
Maintain organized and detailed documentation of review results or recommendations by following all established procedures/processes.