BSA Investigator II at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, Illinois

Job Description:

The BSA Investigator position is responsible for in-depth investigations that are escalated from the alerting and monitoring processes and from enterprise-wide referrals. Coverage includes enterprise-wide review of our accountholders and their transactions: looking for unusual or suspicious activity; investigating potential suspects and provide adequate documentation of identified cases; and is responsible for the completion of filing of suspicious activity reports when appropriate. The position supports the overall BSA compliance efforts as required under the Bank Secrecy Act and the Bank's BSA/AML/ USA Patriot Act and OFAC Compliance Program and Procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies and analyzes customer relationships for unusual and suspicious activity.

• Provides accurate documentation of the suspicious activity and recommends appropriate actions.

• Communicates internally to all lines of business to obtain additional information and further documentation to complete analysis of identified accounts, and provides recommendations for case resolution, including account closure.

• Prepares Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and follows appropriate review, documentation and follow-up steps as outlined in Bank's BSA/AML Program.

• Maintains confidentiality of reports and documentation as required by law.

• Provides other assistance as requested to the BSA/AML Officers in the daily responsibilities of managing the Bank's BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance Program.

• Provides guidance and support to business lines, corporate units and compliance officers.

• Reviews legal requests and conducts account reviews from a BSA/AML/USA Patriot Act perspective.

Qualifications

• 2 - 3 years banking experience

• 1 - 2 years BSA experience.

• Working knowledge of various laws, regulations and guidance as it relates to BSA, AML and OFAC.

• Strong communication, problem solving and time management skills.

• The ability to work in a fast passed environment

Founded in 1991 with the idea to be the alternative to the big banks, Wintrust has since grown into a financial services company with more than $36 billion in assets, headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois. Through our multiple companies and divisions, we provide traditional community banking and commercial banking services, wealth management solutions, commercial and life insurance premium financing, mortgage origination, and short-term accounts receivable financing and certain administrative services, such as data processing of payrolls, billing, and treasury management services. We provide community-oriented personal and business banking services to customers located in the greater Chicagoland area, northwest Indiana, and southern Wisconsin through more than 175 community bank locations.

We provide an engaging, dynamic work environment, an excellent compensation package including 401k, employee stock purchase plan, medical/dental, life insurance and more!

Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran. We request applicants refrain from disclosing current or historical compensation information during the recruitment process; any disclosed detail will not be taken into account as applicants are considered for employment.