Internal Fraud Investigations, Senior Financial Crimes Investigator

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About the Business:

Located within Enterprise Fraud Services, our Internal Fraud team investigates potential insider abuse of any dollar amount, ensures losses are apportioned to the correct line of business and, where applicable, completes SAR filing OR Suspicious Activity Reporting.

Job Profile:

We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual for the role of Senior Financial Crimes Investigator (Internal Fraud), within our Fraud Investigations Team. This individual will focus on investigating employee-related fraud events (such as mysterious disappearances of cash, sales practice violations, business related policy violations, etc.), and will be required to meet our regulatory SLAs as defined by case assignments. Our ideal candidate will possess knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act in relation to thresholds regarding filing a SAR, as well as be an active learner, self-disciplined and accountable.

Essential Job Functions:

• Investigating more complex suspicious employee activity to determine if Key needs to file a Suspicious Activity Report in compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.
• Demonstrate strong investigative/analytical skills and be able to formulate and clearly articulate a supportable rationale behind the decisioning of the case investigation while complying with departmental procedures.
• Prioritize case assignments using a risk-based approach to optimize bench management while effectively driving down potential fraud losses.
• Demonstrate high degree of collaboration and partnering with the Lines of Business (LOB) to clarify and document risk factors associated with an employee and/or resolve matters where the supporting documentation does not adequately describe risk associated with the employee.
• Develop good rapport and communication with Compliance/LOB partners, including Employee Relations, Ethics, and Insider Risk.
• Identify and escalate significant case investigations and determine when to loop in stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and/or efficiency of policies, procedures and/or processes and make the appropriate recommendations to management.
• Originate cases referred from Employee Relations, Ethics, ECR, and/or other lines of business.
• Assist management with weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting as needed.
• Serve as a mentor to their peer group.
• Works independently and advises others, recognized as subject matter expert

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of investigative, relevant banking, customer contact and/or law enforcement experience.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Proven organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years experience conducting internal fraud investigations
• Bachelors' degree in business administration, criminal justice, intelligence studies or other related field of study
• Relevant Certifications (i.e. Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist - CAMS certification,
• Certified Fraud Examiner - CFE or other accredited related industry certification)
• Extensive Excel experience is a plus

Key has implemented a role-based Mobile by Design approach to our employee workspaces, dedicating space to those whose roles require specific workspaces, while providing flexible options for roles which are less dependent on assigned workspaces and can be performed effectively in a mobile environment. As a result, this role may be mobile or home based, which means you may work either at a home office or in a Key facility to perform your job duties.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $65,000 to $75,000 annually depending on job-related factors such as level of experience. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for short-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance. Please click here for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.

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