Business Accountability Associate (Entry Level)

TEKsystems
$30.00 - $31.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Texas, El Paso
Mar 14, 2025
A banking client is seeking a Business Accountability Associate in Financial Crimes Operations as part of Enterprise Functions. The ideal candidate is a recent college graduate who is intelligent, well-spoken, personable with some internship experience that would translate to a corporate environment. The Transactional Risk & Intelligence Group is a centralized function within Financial Crimes Operations that delivers actionable transactional analysis and intelligence reporting. TRIG is seeking a BAA to perform transactional reviews of trade finance customers and their letter of credit activity. In this role, you will: * Conduct due diligence research on parties to letters of credit to determine if the activity is commercially reasonable. * Evaluate letters of credit exhibiting red flags for trade-based money laundering to see if the risks can be mitigated. * Work with 1,000s of rows and cells of data in Microsoft Excel to perform the analysis on datapoints ranging from geography to transactional values and volumes to relational data. * Write observations and risk dispositions that help business partners better understand customer's behavior and manage the risk. Communicate findings and provide appropriate direction to manager/reviewer and business partners. * These resources will be given a list of transactions; they will be tasked to do research into parties and products which are imported and exported. They will be determining if they are commercially reasonable transactions * Reviewing what a customer does, what trade transactions look like and be looking for red flags Desired Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, National Security & Intelligence Studies, Crim. Justice or other relevant field. * BSA/AML compliance experience and/or experience and understanding of risk management principles; financial crimes risk management experience is helpful * Ability to evaluate risks and to communicate relevant risk in a simple, decisive, timely and market-appropriate manner. * Strong computer skills utilizing Microsoft Office Suite with in-depth Excel experience (including Pivot Tables and performing analysis of large data sets). * Strong verbal and written communications skills in English. * Ability to build strong partnerships and to work across multiple cultures. Proven interpersonal, organization, and presentation skills. * Ability to manage large and complex sets of data. * Industry certifications are a plus. * Foreign language skills is strongly preferred. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $31.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in El Paso,TX. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Mar 20, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.