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Due Diligence Associate

AT Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo

Due Diligence Associate

Hyderabad, India

About Enterprise Global Services

Enterprise Global Services (EGS) enables global talent capabilities for Wells Fargo Bank NA., by supporting over half of Wells Fargo's business lines and staff functions across Technology, Business Services, Risk Services and Knowledge Services. EGS operates in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai in India and in Manila, Philippines. Learn more about EGS at our International Careers website.

Department Overview

The Compliance Department consists of Advisory, Control Room, and Central Compliance Teams which provide Compliance support to multiple wholesale lines across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

About this Role

This position will be working with the Wells Fargo Financial Crimes Risk Management Team within the WFCO. The Financial Crimes Specialist will report to a Financial Crimes Supervisor / Financial Crime Manager within EGS Delivery

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Responsibilities
  • Conducting Know your Customer (KYC) Compliance process for WFCCO processes in line with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act as well as Wells Fargo corporate AML / BSA policy requirements.
  • Analyze risks on escalated, referred, or alerted negative news. Communicate negative findings to lines of business and supply guidance on course of action.
  • Identifying and researching the patterns, trends and anomalies in transactional and customer data to detect, prevent, mitigate and report suspicious activity related to money laundering and terrorist financing.
  • Review Customer Due Diligence information for accuracy and investigate discrepancies.
  • Identify Higher Risk clients and obtain Enhanced Due Diligence where appropriate.
  • Analyze potentially suspicious activity, which will require the review of historical activity along with customer information.
  • Interact with compliance representatives to assess potential unusual activity.
  • Maintain program and procedures, making updates as needed.
  • Assist as needed with examinations and/or audits.
Required Qualifications
  • 6+ months 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
Desired Qualifications
  • 6+ months of experience in one or a combination of the following: financial services, criminal justice, fraud, Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering, or investigations of financial crimes or policy violations; experience in the foregoing Operational Risk Management processes and / or Compliance or Audit Programs of a banking back office operations.
  • Familiarity with and working knowledge of BSA/AML programs including all aspects of KYC and / or other related risk and regulatory disciplines.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with all levels of management and functional groups.
  • Demonstrated organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and tasks simultaneously.
  • Sound analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge and a broad background in Wholesale Banking.
  • Experience in Operational risk management processes and/or compliance and / or audit and / or regulatory programs with KYC Duties.
  • On-boarding KYC customer processing or Financial Crimes Investigations experience strongly preferred.
  • Thorough understanding of CIP/CDD/EDD requirements.
  • Excellent communication and relationship/partnership building skills.
  • Proficiency in Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and SharePoint.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance or economics.
Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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Client-provided location(s): Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Job ID: WellsFargo-R-399560
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Return-to-Work Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Unconscious Bias Training

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