Application Deadline: Sept. 1, 2024 Bærum Hybrid

As a Senior Investigation Analyst you have a critical role in helping Santander Consumer Bank to truly know its customers and the risks it is exposed to at any given moment. Santander recognizes its responsibility to prevent money laundering & Fraud activities in order to protect its shareholders, customers, partners, employees, and reputation. Key to making this happen is a Senior Investigation Analyst.

A Senior Investigation Analyst in cooperation with the rest of the team will prevent financial crime by analyzing transaction monitoring alerts and reporting suspicious activity to local authority (FIU). This is crucial to ensure constant development of financial crime prevention within the Bank and be in line with rapidly changing regulatory environment.

Main task and responsibilities

The main responsibility of a Senior Investigation Analyst is to analyze transaction monitoring alerts and file suspicious activity reports within timely manner and with high quality documentation.

Additionally, a Senior Investigation Analyst should advice and support the Bank in identifying red flags and unusual activity.

The tasks will include, but not be limited to the following:
Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Activity Reporting

Perform analysis of transaction monitoring alerts
Document sufficiently false positive alerts
Investigate alert escalated for deeper investigation
Report suspicious activity to local authority (FIU)
Customer contact on unusual activity
Contact with other banks on common transactions

Procedures and Framework

Support with enhancements of framework and governance
Keep track of regulatory changes and continuously review business practices to ensure it is in line with the changes

Stakeholder management

Support the bank in red flag and unusual activity identification
Cooperate with Internal Audit and Compliance to implement controls that adhere to international and local banking regulations across the organization

Reporting and risk assessment

Coordinate and provide input to Business Risk Assessment
Serve as the point of contact to internal and external parties when it comes to red flag and unusual activity identification

Training

Collaborate with Risk & Governance team to prepare training material
Contribute to execution of training based on red flag and unusual activity identification

Advisory

Actively participate and advice in projects, initiatives and new product development in the Bank
Skills & Requirements

Personal Characteristics

Strong integrity / ethics – ensures all processes are Compliant and follows International and local Banking Regulations
Strong time management skills
Organized, structured, result oriented
Highly independent, innovative and self-driven
Attentive to detail
Passionate about preventing Financial Crime and upholding Santander reputation as a responsible bank
Thrive in a dynamic and changing environment
Passionate about analysis
Eager to learn

Competencies and Skills

Strong knowledge of financial crime prevention
Strong knowledge of financial crime risk
Possess analytical mindset
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation)
Fluent in written and spoken English and Norwegian.

Experience

+3 years relevant work experience; preferably in banking industry within Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime or Risk functions
Knowledge and working experience with financial crime prevention
Experience in creating and executing training
Proven experience in transaction monitoring and/or investigations would be an advantage

Education

Higher education in Economics, Business Administration, Law, or any other related field. Relevant experience can compensate for missing degree.
Holding ACAMS and/or ICA certification is considered an advantage.

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We give back to society

We are a Nordic bank with more than 1,200 colleagues in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, and proud to be part of Banco Santander, one of the largest banks in the world with a solid history going back more than 160 years.

Our purpose is to help people and businesses prosper and we aim to be the best retail and commercial bank, earning the lasting loyalty of our people, customers, shareholders and communities - through simple, personal and fair banking.

In our organization we foster and value an engaged, challenging and passionate environment that provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. We operate in an ever changing environment, and believe the key to success is innovative involvement, a playful approach to active learning and continuous improvement in our daily work.

We are firmly committed to being a responsible bank in the way we operate, our culture, caring for our environment and giving back to society. Banco Santander is recognized as the most sustainable bank in the world following the publication of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 2019.

Read more about responsible banking on our global webpages.

Santander Consumer Bank is one of the largest Nordic banks providing loans and credits, credit cards, deposits and insurance to private customers.

World’s Most Sustainable Bank 2019 (Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2019)

A Nordic Bank with global strength

Part of Banco Santander – one of the world’s largest financial institutions

Banco Santander’s history goes back more than 160 years

Over 1200 employees across the Nordics

We serve over 1.6 million customers

Strategic partnerships with over 10 000 car dealers, merchants and brokers

Innovation is key to our future success

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