Manager, AML Financial Intelligence Unit

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Manager, AML Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)Manager, AML Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Overview
Mastercard is committed to protecting our network from being used to facilitate money laundering or terrorist financing. The Global Anti Money Laundering (AML) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has implemented a customer monitoring program to meet regulatory obligations, support internal stakeholder investigations and to ensure that customers have robust programs in place to meet Mastercard requirements.

Role

• Manage the Network Guardian alert upload and assignment process (including related AI processes and retraining initiatives).

• Conduct Level II alert review of Level I Network Guardian alerts, as necessary (including but not limited to):
o Determine if alert recommendations are correct
o Submit alerts for rework and provide feedback on inaccuracies and discrepancies
o Generate customer alert communication letters

• Conduct Adhoc investigations querying data warehouse data, analyzing that data to identify patterns of potentially suspicious activity, formulating a hypothesis on the activity identified for further review and validation by stakeholders and Customers

• Support the ongoing development of Network Guardian transaction monitoring solutions and typologies

• Support training of FIU and MTS staff in support of the Network Guardian alert dispositioning process, as needed

• Support AML/Sanctions customer onsite review processes by working with AML regional advisory teams to measure compliance with Mastercard Rule 1.2

• Review internal and external inquiries to assess AML risks and identification of potential lack of Customer compliance controls

• Coordinate, conduct/assign, and report findings originating from ADHOC case reviews

• Support FIU project initiatives by offering inputs, recommendations, and performing supporting review/analysis as necessary (i.e., Watchlist, Product Development, Corridor Reviews, High Risk Country Reviews, etc.)

• Serve as a backup to the FIU Director (and other FIU personnel) as necessary

• Manage, develop, maintain, and ensure adherence to, policies, standards, procedures and internal controls

• Support FIU audit initiatives and QA processes as necessary

• Support senior management reporting requests and metrics

• Support continuous process improvement and optimization efforts across the Global Compliance team as possible.

• Support the external insights process by researching and staying up to date on relevant industry news/updates while also offering advice/recommendation to senior management, as necessary

All About You

• Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent banking/financial operations, payments industry, risk management or compliance related experience

• Strong understanding of AML, BSA, USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC controls and requirements

• ACAMS certification preferred

• Capability to travel as needed for customer onsite reviews

• Excellent presentation skills

• Ability to proactively manage time and be able to prioritize assignments to meet target dates and deadlines, while delivering thorough, accurate and quality work product

• Ability to work independently, follow and execute procedures with limited to no supervision, work in a fast paced and dynamic environment while handling multiple tasks, and consistently meeting established deadlines

• Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills

• Ability to monitor and interpret information to make accurate decisions

• Must have thorough and persistent follow-up skills

• Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment, including supporting staff in other time zones, and adapt to rapidly changing priorities

• Superior communication skills, both verbally and in writing

• Ability to write comprehensive factual, concise and detailed reports and memorandums

• Ability to conduct SQL queries and must have advanced experience working with Excel and Pivot Tables, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Visio

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

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