Analyst Major Investigations

Role Purpose
Financial Crime Investigations (FCI) focuses on the specific financial crime threats the Group faces now and, in the future, pioneering the techniques and technology that protect our business, our customers, and the many communities in which we operate from the harms associated with financial crime. FCI harnesses intelligence, analytics, technology, investigation, information sharing, and public-private partnership to achieve this end, always seeking the most effective and efficient means.

Role
The jobholder is positioned in one of FCI's functions aimed at mitigating the harms associated with financial crime. In this role as Investigator, Major Investigations, the jobholder:

• Conducts alone, or as part of a team, financial crime risk investigations (including those related to fraud, money laundering, financing of terrorism, sanctions, bribery and corruption and tax evasion) in accordance with globally, regionally and or market defined standards.
• Operates within a systemic capability to refer investigative findings and recommendations to other parts of the Group for follow-on action to mitigate the identified risks.
• Identifies financial crime risk and the circumstances in which it may be necessary to refer financial crime activity for regulatory reporting.
• Escalates information on the most significant and sensitive investigations and related mitigating actions to support and facilitate a strategic appraisal of the relevant risks.
• Communicates to all key stakeholders the ongoing status of investigations and the related mitigating actions

Main Activities

• To work in a team of investigation specialists to identify and investigate financial crime risks to the Group.
• To support strategies and initiatives among reporting teams in support of FCI objectives and ensure for the effective execution of investigations within FCI.
• To support the Regional / market based Major Investigations teams in the preliminary case build and initial review analysis (where required).
• Investigators located in the CoE may also be required to support / significant regional project related casework.
• To support execution of the regional investigative procedures or approved country variances, which are designed to ensure the operational effectiveness of the investigative capability.
• To ensure effective information sharing across FCI and with other parts of the organization.
• To ensure investigative findings are effectively communicated to other parts of the organization for follow-on mitigation action, and results recorded.
• To escalate significant financial crime threats and management issues to senior leadership so appropriate action can be undertaken in response.
• To undertake production and issue Management Information (MI) to senior leadership.
• Proactively identify key emerging financial crime threats within the jobholder's functional area and interface with other global functional areas.
• Timely identification, escalation and recovery of losses affiliated with financial crime.

Qualification

• Experience working within a regulatory, investigative, or compliance role in the financial services industry
• A degree of experience in mitigating the harms associated with the threat of financial crime
• An understanding of the current regulatory environment and expectations, relevant regulations, codes, and HSBC Group Standards, as well as their underlying purpose to mitigate risk to the financial system and provide information useful for the public sector to provide law enforcement and security.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills.
• Experience of sanctions screening, policy or investigations is desirable.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines & prioritize workload.
• Good analytical skills.
• An enquiring mind with a good eye for detail.
• Team Player

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