Analyst, Global Financial Crimes Compliance

Role Summary

The Analyst, Global Financial Crimes Compliance applies working and conceptual knowledge of fraud and financial crimes investigations to independently manage a range of moderately complex matters. The role is accountable for its own investigative work, coordinates effectively with internal stakeholders, and applies risk-based judgment within established policies, procedures, and escalation frameworks.

 

This role conducts investigations and inquiries involving suspicious account activity, fraud referrals, alerts, potential account takeover, identity theft, suspicious transactions, financial exploitation indicators, scams, and other financial crime concerns. The role requires the ability to gather and analyze information from multiple internal and external sources, assess the risk implications of the activity, communicate with stakeholders, and maintain complete and defensible investigative documentation.

 

Responsibilities

• Research, gather, and evaluate information for escalated alerts, fraud referrals, suspicious activity monitoring cases, and other matters requiring FIU review.
• Conduct end-to-end investigations of moderate complexity, including review of account activity, transaction history, client or participant interactions, digital activity, documents, internal referrals, and relevant external information.
• Assess whether activity appears fraudulent, suspicious, inconclusive, or explainable, and document the rationale for recommended disposition.
• Identify red flags associated with account takeover, identity theft, unauthorized activity, social engineering, scams, financial exploitation, suspicious fund movement, and other financial crime typologies.
• Prepare clear investigative summaries that include relevant facts, analysis, timelines, findings, recommended actions, and escalation rationale.
• Determine when matters require escalation to senior investigators, management, Legal, AML, Privacy, Security, business leaders, or other control partners.
• Support regulatory review considerations, including potential SAR analysis, financial exploitation reporting, law enforcement referral, privacy review, or other required notifications, as applicable.
• Partner with business, operations, compliance, legal, security, risk, and technology stakeholders to obtain information, resolve open items, and support appropriate risk mitigation.
• Identify recurring fraud patterns, case themes, process weaknesses, and control gaps observed through investigative work.
• Contribute to fraud metrics, trend analysis, case categorization, root cause observations, and thematic reviews.
• Suggest enhancements to monitoring, detection, documentation, procedures, process handoffs, and stakeholder communication.
• Maintain accurate and complete case records in accordance with policy, procedure, confidentiality expectations, and regulatory standards.
• Support onboarding, informal peer coaching, knowledge sharing, and team process consistency.

 

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND
• 5+ years of total relevant work experience.

Preferred:

• 2+ years of relevant compliance experience in financial crimes, AML, fraud, or suspicious activity investigations.

• Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to identify suspicious patterns and trends.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including investigative documentation and narrative writing.

• Sound judgment and ability to make risk-based decisions in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated independence and accountability, with the ability to manage complex investigative work with limited guidance.

• Familiarity with retail, brokerage, or retirement products.

• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple groups/levels of management within compliance, legal, operations, and business teams.

• Ability to meet strict deadlines.

• Knowledge of BSA/AML, SAR, KYC/CIP, and OFAC requirements.

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.  

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$69,500.00 - $118,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$76,500.00 - $130,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$87,000.00 - $148,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role.  Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package.  Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all. 

Benefits

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.