Senior Auditor Financial Crimes

Title: Senior Auditor - Financial Crimes & Regulatory Validation

Salary: $120,000 to $140,000 base + bonus

Company Summary:

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced audit professional to support regulatory issue validation efforts within its Financial Crimes Audit function. This role offers exposure to AML, sanctions, regulatory remediation, and enterprise risk initiatives while partnering with senior stakeholders across Audit, Compliance, and Risk.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute validation reviews related to regulatory, audit, and self-identified issues within financial crimes compliance programs
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of remediation activities and control enhancements
• Manage validation engagements from planning through reporting, including testing, documentation, and stakeholder communication
• Evaluate risks and controls across AML, sanctions, customer due diligence, and broader financial crimes frameworks
• Partner with business, compliance, and risk teams to track and assess remediation efforts against regulatory commitments and timelines
• Prepare audit planning documentation, risk assessments, testing workpapers, findings, and validation reports
• Monitor emerging regulatory developments and identify potential impacts to the control environment
• Provide guidance and oversight to junior team members while supporting broader audit initiatives and continuous improvement efforts

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Internal Audit, Financial Crimes Compliance, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, or a related control function within financial services
• Strong knowledge of AML, sanctions, financial crimes compliance, and regulatory remediation activities
• Experience validating regulatory issues, audit findings, or remediation programs within a banking environment
• Understanding of regulatory expectations and oversight from agencies such as the OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, CFPB, or NCUA
• Ability to independently lead complex audit or validation engagements and communicate findings to senior stakeholders
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and regulatory deadlines simultaneously
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• CIA, CAMS, CRCM, CPA, or other relevant professional certifications preferred