Associate, Forensic- Financial Crimes

Job Description

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate/Senior Associate in Risk Compliance - Forensics for our Consulting practice.

Responsibilities:

• Assist a variety of financial institutions in addressing financial crimes (i.e., Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)/sanctions) matters across all three lines of defense
• Provide support for financial services or financial crimes compliance initiatives at the direction of the national financial crimes' solution leader or leadership team
• Assist management in identifying, escalating, and managing engagement risk on behalf of internal and external stakeholders
• Deliver input into engagement decisions such as work plans, timelines, budgets, project management, and resource allocation
• Maintain an awareness of current marketplace issues and stay up to date with emerging regulatory requirements and guidance

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Associate:

• Manage part(s) of an engagement, supervise staff level engagement teams, and provide direction and training to associates

Qualifications:

• A minimum of one year of financial crimes (i.e., AML/OFAC/Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)/Anti-Fraud) compliance or corporate intelligence or due diligence experience in the financial or professional services industries and/or with relevant banking/securities regulatory agencies
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, English Literature, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Math or a related quantitative field of study; MBA or JD from an accredited college/university and/or CAMS Certification, FIBA AMLCA Certification, or similar certification such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) preferred
• Solid understanding of common money laundering schemes as well as the AML and sanctions legal and regulatory environment, specifically the laws, regulations, and guidance promulgated under the BSA, USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC; application and package experience in any of the following: Transaction Monitoring Vendor Solutions, KYC Vendor Solutions, and OFAC sanctions screening solutions
• Experience examining, assessing, and/or enhancing aspects of a financial crimes' compliance program (e.g. performing internal audits or compliance testing reviews, remediating identified deficiencies) preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to meet the needs of the team and business; experience in performing auditing, testing or quality assurance of AML and/or OFAC controls and processes
• Excellent writing abilities across various deliverable formats including reports and presentations as well strong experience in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Ability to travel up to 80-100%
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Additional Qualifications for Senior Associates:

• A minimum of three years of financial crimes (i.e., AML/OFAC/Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)/Anti-Fraud) compliance or corporate intelligence or due diligence experience in the financial or professional services industries and/or with relevant banking/securities regulatory agencies