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**Compliance Associate in Salt Lake City for Financial Crime Controls** As an **Associate - Financial Crime Controls** in Salt Lake City, contribute to Goldman Sachs' compliance efforts by: - Navigating suspicious activity reports (SAR) - Training new team members on risk assessment & SAR drafting - Performing in-depth reviews of potentially suspicious activities - Ensuring BSA/AML Manual compliance in SAR filings - Collaborating with law enforcement & regulatory bodies - Presenting risk data to key stakeholders & senior managers Requirements: - Master's or Bachelor's degree in relevant field - Specific years of experience based on degree level - Proven track record in due diligence, risk assessment, legal writing, and open-source research - Familiarity with anti-money laundering regulations (Bank Secrecy Act, USA Patriot Act)
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Salt Lake City
- Country
- United States
Currency: Not specified
Full Job Description
Job Duties: Associate, Financial Crime Controls with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah. Draft Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) narratives utilizing investigative reports surrounding activity deemed to be suspicious, requiring a SAR filing by Goldman Sachs. Train new team members on identifying risk, drafting SAR narratives, presenting relevant facts and data to key stakeholders and senior managers. Independently perform in-depth reviews of potentially suspicious activity escalated to the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Group. Ensure compliance with Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Manual regarding SAR filings. Engage with law enforcement and various regulatory bodies regarding active investigations and SARs previously filed by Goldman Sachs. Present risk-relevant data to appropriate stakeholders including senior managers.
Job Requirements: Masters degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Business Analytics, Legal Studies, or a related analytical field and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or in a related role OR Bachelors degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Business Analytics, Legal Studies, or a related analytical field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Prior work experience must include one (1) year of experience (with a Masters degree) OR three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelors degree) with the following: performing due diligence and making risk assessments; gathering complex sets of transaction facts and distilling them down to the key relevant data points necessary to provide compliance guidance; performing legal writing for analysis of facts and evidence in the finance industry; performing due diligence using public domain and open-source searches to assess and evaluate risks; and working with anti-money laundering regulations, including the relevant provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA Patriot Act.
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