Financial Intelligence Unit Investigator

Financial Intelligence Unit Investigator – Denver, Colorado

Do you want to be part of a specialist team that looks to put a stop money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illegal financial transactions? Do you want to be part of a global company looking to disrupt the financial services industry? Join Western Union as a Financial Intelligence Unit Investigator.

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We’re a FinTech that’s using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We’re a team of over 10,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Better requires process, discipline, and simplification

We’ll be looking to you to be a key member of the team by investigating the highest risk Agents and consumers and other complex cases related to suspicious activities on money laundering and other risks related to Western Union. You will use various comprehensive investigative methods and independent decision making to determine if activity is suspicious and write concise Suspicious Activity Reports that will be sent to the governments in multiple jurisdictions.

You will be expected to manage a wide range of public-source research techniques and create detailed narrative investigative reports, presentations and, where needed, link charts or similar diagrams to record investigative actions, findings, and analysis.  You will deal with ad hoc queries related to AML compliance issues that have been escalated as potentially suspicious transactions.

For such a pivotal role, we require you to have experience in Anti Money Laundering, Risk or general Compliance from a financial service or payments background. The complexity of the data means you will need to be analytically minded, be a good problem solver and have an investigative mindset.  You possess advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Access) including the use of pivot tables, also excellent written and communication skills. You will also have the ability to construct positive relationships with internal and external partners.

Join us, and let’s connect the world

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It’s an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you’re ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

We’re a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package. You will be a whiz with Microsoft Office and good at building relationships with internal & external stakeholders.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and success. Western Union is proud to be an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected category.

Annual base salary gross: $62,829.00 – $103,871.00

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the Western Union salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base salary is one component of Western Union’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include short term incentives, health insurance (several options to choose from), accident and life insurance, access to the best in class learning and development platforms, to name just a few! To view more details of our benefits, visit us here: https://2020-2021.mywubenefits.com In addition to the annual salary, this role is also eligible to receive an annual bonus.