Senior Financial Crimes Specialist

Wells Fargo

Senior Financial Crimes Specialist investigating complex financial crimes at Wells Fargo. Leading initiatives, collaborating with law enforcement, and presenting findings to executives.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead or participate in highly complex initiatives and investigations.
Investigate, research, examine, and report complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with high levels of risk.
Develop, foster and conduct regular outreach to Law Enforcement to better understand the underlining predicate for Consortium investigations.
Lead multiple WF and Consortium member bank members to conduct highly complex driven projects.
Conduct internal WF Consortium and 314(a) predicated investigations.
File complex SARs with FinCEN on behalf of WF.
Draft and compile a robust, comprehensive investigative Consortium Report (Joint Analysis) synthesizing your investigative findings, trends discovered and risk concerns for WF.
Present investigative findings to executive members within WF: to include the BSA Officer, AMLFI Executives, SAR Review Working Group members, Business Advisory Leaders and other internal stakeholders.
Perform investigative research, root cause assessment and consulting regarding highly complex financial crimes transactions, policy violations and suspicious situations with moderate to high risk.
Perform detailed examination of data to detect transactional and relationship patterns, trends, anomalies, schemes and risks across multiple businesses or products.
Partner closely with leadership to develop strategies to minimize financial crime portfolio risk.
Provide leadership within the team.
Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
Provide executive and business advisory leaders briefings on investigative findings and trends impacting WF.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
Prior law enforcement or sanctions related experience.
Prior experience in the financial services industry, including general banking and/or accounting knowledge.
Knowledge of the 314(a) and 314(b) provisions of the US Patriot ACT.
Familiar with 314(b) information sharing program, including assessing eligibility, intaking the request, and determining what information is appropriate to share.
Experience researching and analyzing complex transactions to detect patterns, trends, and anomalies.
Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, production-oriented environment while balancing multiple priorities.
Strong organization, verbal and time management skills.
The ability to timely meet deadlines.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision in a structured environment.
Proven strong problem-solving and analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) products and Wells Fargo systems such as Financial Crimes Platform, SVP, and Consumer Small Business Banking (CSBB) claims databases.
BS/BA degree or higher.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial CrimesOperational RiskFraudSanctionsAnti-BriberyCorruptionInvestigative ResearchData ExaminationPattern DetectionRisk Assessment

Soft Skills

LeadershipOrganizationTime ManagementVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationInterpersonal CommunicationProblem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsInitiativeIndependence

Certifications

BS/BA degree or higher