Global Financial Crimes Specialist Training in Belfast

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This job is responsible for supporting the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include assisting Global Financial Crimes executives and managers with activities that support the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks in alignment with the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program, the Financial Crimes and Global Compliance – Enterprise Policies and the Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Standards.

Responsibilities:

• Design comprehensive Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Fraud, Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) training modules for employees at all levels, across the GFC Non‑US Investigations team.
• Work closely with MyLearning and Academy partners to review, design and implement targeted training programmes.
• Conduct live and virtual training sessions on AML regulations, financial crime investigations, internal policies, and best practices.
• Ensure training aligns with internal compliance frameworks and external regulatory requirements.
• Support the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, and review relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions‑owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed.
• Assist in the production of independent financial crimes training management reporting.
• Assist in the monitoring of changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, including advising business leaders, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed.
• Contribute to Global Financial Crime Non‑US Investigations team training plans, execute independent risk monitoring, testing, gap analysis and risk assessments.
• Support escalation of financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management/board level committees.
• Assist in the identification, aggregation, reporting, and escalation of the remediation and thematic analysis of Non‑US Investigations‑owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes training programme.
• Assist in the review of internal and external procedures, including the development of remediation plans to strengthen controls and providing oversight to ensure they are addressed appropriately.

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated business and functional experience in AML and fraud.
• Degree required: Bachelors or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience within a similar role within the financial services industry and/or government entity.
• Strong communication, presentation and report writing abilities, including ability to communicate with stakeholders globally.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access.
• Confident working within global policies, procedures and risk management guidelines.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certified Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) (preferred)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) (preferred)

Benefits:

• Private healthcare for you and your family.
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover as applicable.
• 20 days of backup childcare and 20 days of backup adult care per annum.
• Flexibility in core benefits and access to wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
• Flex fund to use towards benefits.
• Access to emotional wellbeing helpline and virtual GP services.
• Access to the Peppy App providing 1:1 support, consultations and resources regarding men’s health, women’s health, fertility, menopause and pregnancy & parenthood.
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm.
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution.
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Bank of America is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religious or similar philosophical belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio‑economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.