Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized financial institution that has been in operation since 1889. They are seeking a Financial Crimes Compliance Analyst to investigate potential financial crime incidents involving Northern Trust accounts, clients, or employees, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and maintaining confidentiality throughout the process.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes a transaction monitoring system to complete alerts to determine if further escalation is warranted to determine if suspicious activity was identified and a possible financial crime (fraud, money laundering, or terrorist financing) has occurred that involves Northern Trust accounts and clients
- Supports each alert investigation with appropriate analysis and documents investigation activities and conclusions
- Completes alerts within prescribed timeframes according to Northern Trust’s timing standards
- Interacts with partners or external parties in the course of alert investigations, as appropriate
- Recognizes the highly sensitive nature of investigation activities and maintains confidentiality
- Consults with management when necessary, regarding more complex or sensitive investigations
- Able to conduct open-source research, including searches in external and internal databases to facilitate discussions and reach decisions
- Ensures the timely screening, review, recordkeeping, and reporting of FinCEN’s 314(a) requests as prescribed by the regulation
- Ensure that operational 314(a) processing is completed, analyze the output of the 314a screening process, and make decisions on appropriate actions to take
- Review and screen 314(a) reports generated on clients and transactions to determine if there is a match
Skills
- Strong analytical skills are required
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
- Knowledge of rules and regulations related to the Bank Security Act (BSA), USA Patriot Act, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and 314(a) regulation
- Analytical and problem-solving skills are required
- Technical skills / knowledge of Northern Trust transaction processing systems is preferred
- A College or University degree and at least 1-4 years of relevant work experience is preferred
- Related Industry qualification (e.g., ACAMS, CFE) or studying towards, is preferred
Benefits
- Retirement benefits (401k and pension)
- Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
- Paid time off
- Parental and caregiver leave
- Life & accident insurance
- Other voluntary and well-being benefits
- Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component
Company Overview
- Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking. It was founded in 1889, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.northerntrust.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Northern Trust has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 22 in 2026, 180 in 2025, 203 in 2024, 102 in 2023, 74 in 2022, 298 in 2021, 83 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.