Senior Investigator - Fraud Investigations

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Role Description: This job is responsible for participating in or leading financial crime investigations in diversified operations within the bank to gather information relative to current or prospective clients. Key responsibilities include leading routine to complex investigation task forces, consulting on investigative related issues, identifying issues and control weaknesses, and sharing recommendations to line management to minimize exposure. Job expectations include formulating and recommending action plans in response to allegations, including crime reports and court proceedings.

As a Bank of America Financial Crimes Senior Investigator, you will conduct complex financial crime investigations within diversified bank wide operations spanning multiple lines of businesses including case analysis, evaluation, developing fact-based opinions and providing recommendations to management actions necessary to resolve fraud trends. A senior investigator may participate in or lead investigative related task forces and/or special projects that represent significant loss exposure and/or are highly visible. You may provide consultation and guidance to line of business and senior management on investigative related issues. You may identify significant issues and control weaknesses and make recommendations to line management to minimize exposure or loss. A senior investigator may formulate and recommend actions in response to allegations, file crime reports and testify in court proceedings. You will analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations to management on investigations that expose the bank to large losses. You will prepare reports for management covering investigative details, results and recommend loss and recovery prevention actions. You may interpret and analyze information gathered from numerous databases and third-party sources and identify "red flags" that prompt further inquiry, and drive process changes to close gaps and mitigate risk. Provide policy and performance improvement recommendations to senior management and work closely with senior project managers in the development of new fraud strategies. This position may require you to coordinate and provide direction to law enforcement partners on complex investigations.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews and analyzes information gathered from databases to investigate alleged financial violations committed by a person or organization, including misuse of funds, misconduct, and corruption

• Prepares investigative reports, presents findings to senior management and relevant stakeholders, and supports control partners by recommending corrective actions to prevent future incidents and improve organizational practices

• Coordinates investigations by providing direction to multiple investigators, identifying issues and control weaknesses, sharing potential recommendations for courses of action, and testifying in court proceedings as needed

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of investigative experience within law enforcement, fraud prevention, or bank security

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong PC and analytical ability

• Detail-oriented, an independent thinker and able to handle multiple cases concurrently requiring multi-tasking skills

• Must be able to interview internal and external fraud suspects demonstrating strong presentation skills, having the ability to organize and communicate complex data and facts leading to an admission of involvement

• Must be a team player and able to build strong working relationships both internal and external to Bank of America

• Must be able to influence process, policy and procedure changes which may have been a contributing factor in the fraud event

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the UCC and criminal code and bank operations is highly desirable.

• A bachelor degree is preferred, or the equivalent law enforcement, bank security or investigative experience in lieu of a four-year degree.

• Current and recognized industry certification(s) in fraud investigation, cyber crime, financial crime investigation.

Skills:

• Due Diligence

• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations

• Investigation Management

• Research

• Risk Management

• Analytical Thinking

• Attention to Detail

• Collaboration

• Data Collection and Entry

• Relationship Building

• Adaptability

• Business Process Analysis

• Continuous Improvement

• Issue Management

• Networking

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

For internal employees; participation in a work from home posture does not make you ineligible to post.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40