Authorized Officer, Financial Crime Surveillance Officer

UBS•Weehawken, NJ

4d•$82,000 - $118,000•Hybrid

About The Position

UBS Business Solutions US LLC is seeking an Authorized Officer, Financial Crime Surveillance Officer in Weehawken, New Jersey. The role serves as a second-line-of-defense challenge function, performing risk-based monitoring, surveillance, and control activities across a broad range of business activities. It focuses on identifying and addressing improper conduct by clients and employees, including market manipulation, conflicts of interest, fraud, and terrorist financing. The officer uses automated and manual methods to target risks that could compromise the firm's reputation or financial well-being. The role reviews client transactions, conducts initial analysis, identifies suspicious activity, and escalates cases for further review. It also involves researching entities and individuals through public-domain sources and database search services, maintaining regular contact with branch personnel to gather customer and account-activity information, helping design and develop monitoring reports, and assisting management with testing enhancements to the monitoring program. The position can be performed in a hybrid in-office/remote arrangement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in the job offered, as a Consultant, as an Analyst, or in a related occupation.
Experience with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Terrorist Financing (TF).
Experience with compliant analysis and reporting.
Experience collecting and documenting data, including alerting activity, account information, transactional data, and KYC information.
Experience with the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC regulations.
Experience with Lexis Nexis and Westlaw.
Experience validating risk reviews and ensuring legitimate business flow.
Experience validating and processing client requests regarding funded leads.

Responsibilities

Perform risk-based monitoring, surveillance, and control activities as a second-line-of-defense challenge function across a wide range of business activities.
Help address improper conduct by clients and employees, including market manipulation, conflicts of interest, fraud, and terrorist financing.
Use automated and manual solutions to target risks that may compromise the firm's reputation or financial well-being.
Review client transactions, conduct initial analysis, identify suspicious activity, and escalate cases for further review.
Research entities and individuals using public-domain sources and database search services.
Maintain regular contact with branch personnel to obtain information about customers and account activity.
Help design and develop monitoring reports.
Assist management with testing enhancements to the monitoring program.