Financial Crimes Team Lead

Company Overview

Job Overview

Intuit is looking for an innovative Senior Investigator to support the Financial Crimes team supporting Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) investigations as part of Intuit’s Small Business/ Self-Employed Group.

The Senior Investigator is a proven, effective and accountable subject matter expert, and possesses advanced knowledge of fraud typologies and BSA/AML guidelines.

This candidate will work to operationalize an effective and sustainable Fraud/AML/BSA and CTF transactions and behavioral monitoring team by minimizing risks to the organization including financial, reputational and compliance risk.

Responsibilities

Domain Expertise

• Deep knowledge of US FinCen and Canadian FinTRAC requirements.
• Ability to translate regulations and apply them in accordance with internal guidelines.

Risk Informed Decision Making

• Ability to review and summarize any complex investigation across products.
• Working knowledge of data analysis tools, root cause and theme analysis.
• Proactively seeks learning opportunities that will help increase team knowledge.

Investigation Communication

• Creates a compelling story and can communicate it at all levels.
• Investigation narratives are clear, concise, and compelling.
• Simplifies and translates complex issues into actionable, concise concepts.
• Implement change management.

Extreme Ownership

• Identifies opportunities in our offerings to strengthen our risk fighting capabilities and shares out with stakeholders.
• Coaches less experienced investigators and shares best practices to upskill the team.
• Monitors workflows to remove blockers and ensure all work is completed within SLA.
• Ensures Quality Assurance feedback is reviewed timely, coaching is provided, and remediation actions are taken

Leadership

• Oversee the daily operations of the financial crimes team, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Lead and mentor team members in the detection, investigation, and prevention of financial crimes such as fraud, money laundering, and embezzlement.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate information sharing and coordinate responses to financial crime incidents.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance the effectiveness of financial crime detection and prevention efforts.
• Monitor and analyze trends and patterns in financial transactions to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Prepare and present reports to senior management on the team's performance, key findings, and recommendations for improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, previous proven leadership or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience with Card and ACH Fraud, AML, BSA, CTF, intelligence or monitoring and investigation in a financial environment for both consumers and small businesses.
• Industry recognized certification or accreditation; CFE, CAMS or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to use analytics to develop reporting. Knowledge of BSA compliance and SAR writing
• Strong knowledge of industry fraud risks, trends, and emerging threats.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment of the financial services industry required.
• Result-oriented and assertive (you don’t shy away from challenging situations.)

Skills

• Innate curiosity to research, understand, make sense of and communicate complex information.
• Advanced computer/ internet navigation skills in order to quickly and effectively use a variety of proprietary systems, investigative programs, and case management tools.
• Advanced investigation and analytical skills.
• Precise and logical writing skills and able to present investigative findings to senior management.
• Comfortable working with law enforcement, legal, and auditors.
• Experience operating in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to gain an understanding of corporate and specific policies/control environments, key processes, practices, and routines that impact compliance requirements and risk mitigation through transaction and behavioral monitoring.
• Team player with demonstrable ability to influence peers to accomplish shared goals.
• Exercise considerable judgment and discretion in scenarios that are complex and highly sensitive, consulting with legal counsel as needed.