Transaction Specialist

Review escalated Transaction Monitoring (TM) alerts to identify suspicious patterns related to money laundering, fraud, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes and performing additional analysis as needed to support SAR decisioning. Draft clear, concise, and regulator-ready SAR narratives, ensuring alignment with FinCEN requirements and regulatory timelines. Investigate high-risk cases involving severe criminal activity (e.g., human exploitation, elder financial abuse, sanctions exposure) applying advanced investigative judgment and escalation protocols. Analyze sophisticated typologies, including blockchain risk exposure and P2P layering schemes, to assess illicit fund flows and customer risk. Apply a risk-based approach to drive defensible SAR decisions, ensuring alignment with AML policies, audit standards, and quality expectations.