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Senior Financial Crimes Specialist

AT Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo

Senior Financial Crimes Specialist

Bangalore, India

About this role:

Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM) has an opportunity for a Senior Financial Crimes Specialist to support the team's administration and execution of Risk Type Team responsibilities for the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) methodology. This role requires knowledge of Financial Crimes and Operational Risk. The employee will also review and challenge the design of Operational Risk Key Risk Indicators (OR KRI) and any outer boundary breaches. The employee will use the Microsoft suite, primarily Excel and Word.

Work associated with this role requires understanding of the Risk Management Framework, Internal Control Policy, Risk and Control Self-Assessment Policy, Methodology and related procedures, and knowledge of financial crimes laws and regulations. Additionally, this role will require collaboration with key partners in U.S. Financial Crimes Risk Management.

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In this role, you will:
  • Act as the FCRM point of contact for front line Business Groups and Enterprise Functions (BG/EFs) Risk Assessable Units (RAUs) and be a liaison between financial crimes subject matter experts (ex: Sanctions or Anti-Bribery & Corruption), Control Executive teams, Business Aligned Compliance Officers (BACOs), Operational Risk Business Oversight (ORBO) teams, IRM Facilitators, and others as needed for RCSA execution.
  • Review and challenge all output of RCSA to ensure that financial crimes risks are accurately identified and assessed, and that controls are appropriate to the risks to which they are aligned. -Specifically, in pre-workshop, review and challenge the Service Model, Fact Pack, and Operational Risk Questionnaire (ORQ) and provide an e-mail response to the ORQ within 24 hours.
    -In Workshop, review and challenge the ServiceNOW (SNOW) extracts and any additional documents provided to FCRM.
    -Engage as needed for all post-workshop activities (Business Environment Changes (BECs) which include changes to risks and/or controls).
  • Reviews and challenge the design of newly created KRIs, any changes to the design, and outer boundary breaches for root cause analysis and action plans.
  • Provide advice and consult on any financial crimes matter through the lifecycle of RCSA, host or participate in meetings and engage with the front line and independent risk management at various points in the RCSA lifecycle.
  • Perform the initial review and challenge of all output in the RCSA program and provide initial proposed feedback and opinions.
  • Submit all feedback, inclusive of proposed e-mail communications to their manager or U.S. financial crimes contact for review prior to taking action (e.g. logging formal challenges, e-mailing feedback, etc.).
  • Share in monitoring of internal shared mailboxes and ensure tracking logs and SharePoint site content remains up to date.
  • Help with ad hoc requests and reporting (e.g., Major Compliance Requirement analysis, Control analysis and trending, or RCSA reporting).
Required Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education. Understanding of the Risk Management Framework, Internal Control Policy, Risk and Control Self-Assessment Policy, Methodology and related procedures, and knowledge of financial crimes laws and regulations
Posting End Date:
17 Nov 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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Client-provided location(s): Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job ID: WellsFargo-R-412482
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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