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Senior Financial Crimes Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst
Pathward. Support execution, consistency, and continuous improvement of the 2LoD Financial Crimes quality assurance program across BSA/AML, Sanctions, and Fraud .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support execution, consistency, and continuous improvement of the 2LoD Financial Crimes quality assurance program across BSA/AML, Sanctions, and Fraud
- Perform quality checks of analyst work for consistency and adherence to QA standards and procedures
- Provide coaching, technical guidance, and on-the-job training to QA Analysts
- Support calibration activities and consistency in QA review outcomes
- Review deficiencies, observations, and issues for appropriateness, completeness, and severity
- Validate issue remediation and review closure evidence
- Support QA reporting, metrics, and management updates
- Perform complex and high-risk QA reviews of 2LoD Financial Crimes processes
- Evaluate accuracy, completeness, risk-based judgments, internal standards, and regulatory alignment
- Evaluate the quality of 2LoD oversight, including issue identification, escalation, and resolution
- Identify and escalate recurring issues, trends, potential control weaknesses, and root causes
- Assist with QA methodologies, test scripts, defect taxonomies, and scoring frameworks
- Differentiate 1LoD execution errors from 2LoD oversight deficiencies
- Identify opportunities to standardize oversight practices, improve documentation and governance, and use data analytics to detect anomalies or inconsistencies
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related field
- 5-8+ years of progressive experience in Financial Crimes (AML, Sanctions, Fraud)
- Direct experience in 2LoD Compliance / Financial Crimes oversight or Quality Assurance / Testing of Financial Crimes functions
- Strong knowledge of BSA/AML and sanctions regulatory expectations
- Strong knowledge of 2LoD roles and responsibilities within a three lines of defense model
- Strong knowledge of financial crime risk management frameworks and governance practices
- Experience reviewing complex financial crime cases and providing oversight or challenge
- Experience providing oversight and review of others' work products
- Strong analytical and judgment skills
- CAMS, CFE, CRCM, or equivalent AML certification preferred
- Experience with Transaction Monitoring, Suspicious Activity Investigations, CDD/EDD, or Sanctions compliance preferred
- Experience leveraging data analytics or reporting tools in QA preferred
- Strong sense of independence and professional skepticism
- Ability to assess quality of judgment and oversight
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to influence and challenge peers within Compliance
- Attention to detail with a focus on consistency and governance
- Ability to provide effective review, feedback, and guidance
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual performance-based incentive opportunity
- Health insurance
- 401(k) retirement benefits
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Paid time off
- Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees
- Reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws, where applicable