Manager – Audit, Fin Crime

American Express

Manager supporting the Internal Audit Group’s assurance coverage for Financial Crimes. Leading audit engagements and providing actionable insights for financial crime governance at American Express.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeGurugram • 🇮🇳 IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Financial Crimes Compliance, including AML/CTF, sanctions, and anti-bribery and corruption, while effectively leading audit engagements and applying critical thinking to enhance governance and risk assessment practices. Proficient in utilizing data analytics and project management skills to deliver actionable insights and drive business results in a fast-paced environment.

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Financial Crimes ComplianceAML/CTFAudit ExperienceData AnalyticsProject Management

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Hard Skills

Audit EngagementsControl Design EvaluationRisk AssessmentTransaction MonitoringCustomer Due DiligenceRegulatory Change ManagementData AnalysisFinancial Crime GovernanceIssue ManagementRegulatory Reporting

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCreative ThinkingTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingAbility to Manage Competing Priorities

Tools & Technologies

Data Analytic ToolsData VisualizationTransaction Monitoring SystemsSanctions ScreeningInformation Systems

Industry Keywords

Financial CrimesBSA/AMLOFACFATFWolfsberg PrinciplesCyber-Enabled Financial CrimeModel Risk ManagementKey Risk IndicatorsKey Performance IndicatorsEmerging Financial Crime Threats

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This manager role supports the Internal Audit Group’s assurance coverage for Financial Crimes.
The colleague will support audit engagements, leading planning and execution activities, evaluating control design and effectiveness, and providing actionable insights that strengthen financial crime governance, AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, regulatory change management, and financial crime risk assessment practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of audit experience
Prior experience working at a Big Four / G-SIB
Understanding of Financial Crimes Compliance programs, including governance, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions, issue management, regulatory change management, and reporting.
Knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC), and other financial crime regulatory frameworks, with the ability to assess the design and effectiveness of financial crime controls and governance processes in managing regulatory risk.
Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver deliverables with quality, and actionable value-add feedback to management on issues, opportunity areas, and deficiency solutions
Effectively leads a team in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities
Applies critical thinking to break-down complex problems into components, and solve using data analysis, process, risk control knowledge, and experience to drive risk-based conclusions and decisions
Applies control theory and professional auditing practices throughout the audit lifecycle
Understands regulations, regulatory risks, accounting, and financial industry best practices relevant to the business, including emerging technology and data considerations, and incorporates into the audit approach to enhance outcomes
Experience with Financial Crimes Compliance programs, including customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), transaction monitoring, sanctions compliance, suspicious activity reporting, financial crime governance, or regulatory change management.
Understanding of AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC), and other financial crime regulatory frameworks, including BSA/AML, OFAC, FATF, Wolfsberg Principles, or comparable international regulations.
Experience or understanding of financial crime risks associated with fraud, third-party relationships, digital assets, cyber-enabled financial crime, artificial intelligence, or other emerging financial crime threats.
Understanding of financial crime data, analytics, model governance, or technology risks, including transaction monitoring systems, sanctions screening, data quality, or model risk management.
Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), information systems / technology, and scorecards / dashboards, etc.
Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities