What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, AML/BSA Compliance position at Madison-Davis, LLC?
We are currently partnering with a leading financial institution to support their search for a BSA/AML Manager. The organization operates in a highly regulated environment with exposure to wholesale and international banking activities. This role plays a key part in supporting transaction monitoring, investigations, and broader financial crimes compliance efforts across the business.
The BSA/AML Manager will work closely with compliance leadership and business stakeholders to support financial crime risk management, including transaction monitoring, KYC/EDD, and regulatory response activities. This individual will contribute to oversight of investigation quality, escalation handling, and ongoing enhancement of the firm’s AML and sanctions framework. Responsibilities include supervising analysts, conducting second-level reviews, evaluating suspicious activity, and supporting regulatory exams, audits, and reporting initiatives. The role also supports policy development, training efforts, and risk oversight across financial crimes compliance.
Overview:
- Supervise BSA/AML and OFAC analysts responsible for transaction monitoring and investigations
- Conduct second-level quality control reviews of investigations and escalation handling
- Evaluate suspicious activity and support SAR drafting and decisioning
- Review transactions for potential sanctions risk and regulatory concerns
- Track investigation metrics and identify quality trends for reporting to leadership
- Support regulatory exams, audits, model validations, and internal inquiries
- Oversee KYC and enhanced due diligence processes for higher-risk clients
- Ensure compliance with correspondent banking requirements under the USA PATRIOT Act
- Draft and update policies and procedures aligned with regulatory expectations
- Provide training and guidance on investigations, SAR documentation, and sanctions screening
- Present reporting and risk updates to senior management
- Manage and mentor AML analysts and support training across business teams