Senior Financial Crimes Analyst, Internal Investigations - Remote

Overview

Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.

In Short

• Conducting investigations into potential internal employee fraud, misconduct, and abuse including third party vendors/contractors.
• Conduct interviews, review transaction monitoring alerts, and investigate complex and high-priority cases.
• Drive process improvements and control enhancements, coordinating with the analytics team to ensure effective integration.
• Identify suspicious activity in case investigations and make appropriate filings/notifications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with various teams to resolve escalated issues.
• Review extensive datasets from internal systems and tools, analyzing the data and extracting key insights.
• Support adjacent fraud governance workflows as needed, contributing to broader risk management initiatives.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience conducting internal investigations into employee misconduct, insider fraud, or abuse, with a background in banking or financial services.
• Knowledge of Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) requirements.
• Strong understanding of internal fraud and financial crime typologies, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.
• Demonstrated success in change leadership, flexibility and adaptability.
• Excellent data analysis skills, with the ability to find, analyze, and extract key findings.
• A strong sense of accountability and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple departments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to concisely present key findings to senior leaders.
• Integrity, discretion, curiosity and a proactive, positive attitude.
• Proficient in Microsoft suite and other software.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a mission-driven organization.
• Collaborative team environment.
• Professional development opportunities.