Financial Crimes Investigator, Senior
North - Remote (Work hours more closely align with ET/CT)
Let’s go North, together.
Join our mission to build the largest suite of credit card processing and merchant services. It’s one simple payment platform backed by the most diverse payment companies. From credit card processing to back-office management, North points the way to smarter, faster, and just plain better payment solutions.
The primary focus of the Financial Crimes Investigator, Senior, is to conduct investigative reviews of assigned cases representing potential unlawful activity such as fraud and money laundering financial crimes. This role will conduct comprehensive reviews of transactions, behaviors, and actions including those of customers, agents, employees, and third parties relevant to potential violations of laws, regulations, rules and policies.
What you'll do:
- Conducts investigations, prepares thorough documentation and recommendations to senior leaders.
- Ensures accurate and timely regulatory filings, including, SAQ’s (Suspicious Activity Reports), and unusual activity reports.
- Prepares reports and quality reviews of all regulatory and sponsorship filings prepared by others to ensure accuracy, thoroughness, and timeliness in meeting investigative and reporting obligations.
- Performs dashboard and trend analysis to determine effectiveness of controls, including monitoring and detection capabilities; and provides recommendations for improvements/enhancements.
- Serves as key stakeholder and contributor to people, process and technology improvements that impact transaction and behavioral monitoring, and reporting requirements.
- Manages through to completion compliance for National Security Letters, and requirements of Sections 314(a) and 314(b) of USA PATRIOT Act.
- Serves as the liaison with local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities.
- Represents financial crimes monitoring and detection during audits and exams.
What we need from you:
- Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant and related experience and education
- Minimum 7 years’ experience as investigator in Financial Crimes with law enforcement agency experience preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience investigating financial crimes, preferably in the financial services arena, and payments in particular.
- Must have a minimum of one of the following professional security certifications: Certified Professional Criminal Investigator (CPCI) Certified Anti-Money Specialist (CAMS), CFSSP, CPP or CFE.
- Subject matter expert in investigations with the ability to teach less experienced investigators.
- Excellent writing and analytical skills.
- Strong strategic and communications skills with ability to operate well at all levels of an organization as well as externally.
- Ability to establish trusting relationships
- Exercise considerable judgment and discretion in scenarios that are complex and highly sensitive, consulting with legal counsel as needed.
Travel: Up to 20%
License and Certification Requirements (1 or more): CPCI, CAMS, CFSSP, CPP or CFE
What we offer:
Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
Flexible Paid Time Off
401(k) + Match
Mental Health Support & Well-Being Program
Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
Education Assistance
Company-funded Lifestyle Spending Account
Salary Range: $64,000-$90,000
Pay within this range varies by work location and on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We look forward to discussing your salary expectations and our full total rewards offerings throughout the interview process.
Please note: North is a US based company and no sponsorship is available for this position at this time.
Who we are:
North, and our family of companies, are committed to helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. As an end-to-end payment solutions company, we provide everything business owners need to get paid, whether they serve customers in a physical storefront, online, or both. We pride ourselves on being large enough to offer customized solutions to our enterprise-level clients while remaining agile enough to take an award-winning, hands-on approach to personal service that our merchants won’t find anywhere else.
Let’s go North, together! Our most important resource is our people. Join our diverse team of innovators and do-ers and make your mark on the future of payments technology. We're proud to offer benefits that help our team members further their overall well-being through unique initiatives that are both personally and professionally fulfilling.
At North, we celebrate diversity and create an inclusive environment for everyone. We are an equal opportunity employer.
To learn more about North, and our family of companies, visit our website: north.com
