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About the Role

This role supports Global Financial Crimes Investigations by submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). Responsibilities include reviewing Activity Intelligence Reports (AIRs), preparing SAR narratives, and performing quality reviews for submission to Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs). The candidate will partner with MLROs and investigative teams to ensure SAR narratives accurately articulate suspicious activity and comply with all regulatory, legal, and policy requirements. This role involves reviewing complex financial crime investigations, assessing findings, and communicating conclusions through concise written narratives, while adhering to service level agreements and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

Draft clear, accurate, and comprehensive SAR narratives that effectively communicate suspicious activity, financial crime typologies, customer behaviour, transactional activity, and investigative findings.
Perform quality reviews of draft SAR narratives to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, internal standards, and jurisdiction-specific reporting expectations.
Partner closely with Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) to support regulatory reporting decisions and facilitate timely filing of SARs with applicable Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs).
Challenge and provide feedback on AIR quality, investigative findings, and narrative completeness where additional information or clarification is required.
Ensure all assigned work is completed within established regulatory and internal service level agreements while maintaining high quality standards.
Identify trends, recurring quality issues, and opportunities to enhance narrative consistency, investigative outputs, and reporting effectiveness.
Support governance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives related to SAR reporting and financial crime investigations.
Escalate risks, issues, and emerging financial crime concerns through appropriate governance channels.
Maintain current knowledge of applicable AML regulations, financial crime typologies, and jurisdiction-specific SAR reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrable Anti-Money Laundering (AML), financial crimes, investigations, compliance, intelligence, or sanctions experience.
Experience reviewing investigations, AIRs, case documentation, or regulatory reporting submissions.
Excellent written communication skills with the ability to translate complex investigative findings into concise and effective regulatory narratives.
Experience interpreting financial crime typologies and identifying suspicious activity indicators.
Ability to analyse large volumes of information and exercise sound judgement in a risk-based environment.
Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively with investigators, MLROs, compliance partners, and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Financial crimes
Investigations
Compliance
Intelligence
Sanctions
Activity Intelligence Reports (AIRs)
Regulatory reporting
Written communication
Financial crime typologies
Suspicious activity indicators
Information analysis
Risk-based judgement
Stakeholder management
ACAMS
ICA
Global financial crimes regulations
International reporting requirements
Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)
Global banking products
Transaction flows

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
ACAMS, ICA, or equivalent financial crime certification

Benefits

Affordable, competitive and flexible benefits

About the Company

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
We drive Responsible Growth and deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth.
We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success.
We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths.
Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development.
At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.