Financial Crimes Quality Assurance (QA) Sr. Analyst

Pathward
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 50,000 - 84,000 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 5-8 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Independence","Professional skepticism","Analytical judgment","Written communication","Organizational problem-solving"]

Support the execution and continuous improvement of the 2nd Line of Defense Financial Crimes QA program by performing quality checks of analysts’ work and conducting complex, high-risk reviews across BSA/AML, sanctions, and fraud. Identify and escalate issues, recurring trends, and potential control weaknesses; validate remediation and review closure evidence; and help develop QA methodologies, scoring frameworks, and reporting metrics to strengthen governance and challenge.

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Financial Crimes Quality Assurance (QA) Sr. Analyst

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Job Summary

Support the execution and continuous improvement of the 2nd Line of Defense Financial Crimes QA program by performing quality checks of analysts’ work and conducting complex, high-risk reviews across BSA/AML, sanctions, and fraud. Identify and escalate issues, recurring trends, and potential control weaknesses; validate remediation and review closure evidence; and help develop QA methodologies, scoring frameworks, and reporting metrics to strengthen governance and challenge.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform quality checks of analyst work to ensure adherence to QA standards and procedures.
  • •Provide coaching, technical guidance, and on-the-job training to QA Analysts; support calibration activities.
  • •Review deficiencies, observations, and issues for appropriateness, completeness, and severity; help validate remediation and closure evidence.
  • •Conduct complex, high-risk QA reviews across BSA/AML, sanctions, and fraud to evaluate accuracy, risk-based judgments, and alignment with regulatory expectations.
  • •Assist in developing QA methodologies (test scripts, defect taxonomy, scoring frameworks) and use data analytics to identify anomalies for continuous improvement.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 50,000 - 84,000 annually
Perks:Health Insurance401kLife InsuranceDisability BenefitsPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • •5-8+ years of progressive experience in Financial Crimes (AML, Sanctions, Fraud).
  • •Direct experience in 2LoD Compliance/Financial Crimes oversight or QA/testing of financial crimes functions.
  • •Strong knowledge of BSA/AML and sanctions regulatory expectations and financial crime risk governance frameworks.
  • •Experience reviewing complex financial crime cases and providing oversight/challenge of others’ work products.
Experience:5-8 yearsFinancial crimesAMLSanctionsFraudBSA/AMLComplianceRisk management
Education:Bachelor's in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related field
Skills:IndependenceProfessional skepticismAnalytical judgmentWritten communicationOrganizational problem-solving
Certifications:CAMSCFECRCM

Company Brief

Pathward
Provides banking-as-a-service APIs, card issuing, deposit and payment solutions for fintechs, businesses, and partners. Offers integrated banking products including debit cards, program management, and compliance services to enable financial product delivery.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Growth: Established Company
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