About the Role:
Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, investigation, and documenting AML/CFT alerts and cases generated 
through transaction monitoring, suspicious activity monitoring, referrals, sanctions screening, and other 
financial crime detection processes. Supports Pathward's AML/CFT compliance program by evaluating 
customer activity, identifying potential suspicious or unusual activity, documenting investigative findings, 
escalating matters as appropriate, and supporting regulatory reporting obligations, including Suspicious 
Activity Reports when applicable.

What You Will Do:

• Review, analyze, and investigate AML/CFT alerts and cases generated through monitoring systems, 
  referrals, partner escalations, sanctions screening, and other detection channels.
• Evaluate customer activity, transactional behavior, account history, customer due diligence information, 
  risk factors, and supporting documentation to identify unusual patterns, AML/CFT red flags, sanctions 
  concerns, or potential financial crime risk.
• Conduct investigations in accordance with applicable AML/CFT laws, regulations, policies, standards, 
  procedures, escalation protocols, service level expectations, and recordkeeping requirements.
• Document investigative steps, findings, rationale, evidence reviewed, analysis performed, and final 
  disposition in a clear, complete, accurate, and audit-ready manner.
• Use sound judgment to determine whether alerts or cases require closure, continued monitoring, 
  escalation, enhanced review, referral for additional review, or potential Suspicious Activity Report 
  consideration.
• Escalate complex, high-risk, unusual, sanctions-related, or potentially reportable activity timely and 
  appropriately to senior team members, management, or compliance partners based on policy, 
  procedure, and risk severity.
• Assist with the preparation, review, and support of Suspicious Activity Reports and related regulatory 
  reporting documentation, as applicable.
• Identify and communicate suspicious activity trends, emerging typologies, control gaps, case quality 
  concerns, and opportunities to improve documentation consistency, alert handling, procedures, 
  controls, training, reporting, or monitoring effectiveness.
• Collaborate and communicate clearly with internal teams, business partners, compliance stakeholders, 
  management, and other risk functions to gather information, resolve questions, explain investigative 
  findings, and support effective alert and case investigations.
• Maintain knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, regulatory expectations, suspicious activity indicators, 
  sanctions risks, internal policies, investigative procedures, industry trends, and program standards while 
  demonstrating accountability, integrity, confidentiality, attention to detail, curiosity, and sound risk 
  judgment.
• Travel only 1-2 times a year for department offsite or summit – Occasional travel may be required, 
  including overnight stays.
• Other Duties as Assigned.

What You Will Need:

•  Up to 2+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience. 

Salary range:  $41,415.72 – $73,850.76

 
The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this role. Individual pay within the range will be determined by multiple factors which can include but are not limited to a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your location during the hiring process. Ranges may be modified in the future.
This role is also eligible for an annual performance-based incentive opportunity.  Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible

The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.

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