Financial Crimes Reporting & Intelligence - Sr. Analyst

Location:
4224 Ridge Lea Road, Amherst New York

Job Summary

The Financial Crimes Reporting & Intelligence Sr. Analyst is responsible for sourcing, preparing, and delivering reporting and analytics in support of BSA/AML/OFAC & Corporate Investigations compliance. The candidate will leverage data mining, analytics, and visualization tools to transform complex data into actionable business insights, operational reports, tolerance thresholds, and key risk indicators. The role requires a blend of accountability, technical expertise, and business acumen to meet tight deadlines, drive continuous improvement and meet regulatory expectations.

The ideal candidate will support advanced reporting and analysis, data quality initiatives, and collaborate with stakeholders to align reporting with strategic objectives. This includes identifying and anticipating business needs, translating them into insightful data solutions, and enhancing business and data literacy across the organization. The analyst may also work closely with analytics enablement and data strategy partners to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and support the adoption of enterprise-wide data and analytics strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advanced analysis and reporting, leveraging critical thinking and business acumen to source and translate data into business insights to solve business problems.
  
• Collaborate with business partners to understand and provide analytical needs.
  
• Support regulatory exams and audits by delivering required reports, documentation, and data extracts in a timely and accurate manner.
  
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and implement scalable, repeatable solutions.
  
• Manage personal data pipelines within analytical workspaces.
  
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
• Promote data and business literacy across the team and broader organization through mentoring, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
  
• Stay abreast industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to continuously improve reporting practices and tools.
  
• Effectively manage and prioritize multiple deliverables.
  

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Data Analytics, Business Management, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Statistics, or relevant fields with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
  
• Advanced experience with analytical programming languages (SQL, SAS & Python).
  
• Experience with analytical tools such as Dataprep, Vertex.AI, Data Fusion, Dataform, Cloud Composer or other Google Cloud Platform tools preferred.
  
• Experience with Bitbucket, Github or other code management platforms preferred
  
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (Tableau, Cognos, Oracle BI, Power BI, Looker Studio etc.).
  
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
  
• Experience with MS Forms, Power Automate & Copilot preferred.
  
• Understanding of source systems, data supply chains, and process flows.
  
• Ability to work with large datasets and navigate data warehouses.
  
• Familiarity with automation and data transformation processes.
  
• Ability to translate business questions into data-driven insights.
  
• Experience conducting descriptive and diagnostic analytics.
  
• Strong communication skills to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
  
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.
  
• Basic knowledge of banking laws and regulations with emphasis on BSA, AML, and OFAC.
  
• 3 or more years of experience in AML, OFAC and/or Fraud data analytics or a similar area.
  
• Prior experience with BSA/AML/OFAC/Fraud applications preferred.
  
• ACAMS, ACFCS, or similar certifications preferred.
  

Expected Competencies

• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills; Effectively communicates key points to stakeholders with the right amount of detail; Proactively shares information for those who may have a need to know.
  
• Leadership: Serves as a role model, may coach and develop others; provides mentorship to junior staff.
  
• Collaboration & Partnership: Establishes a reputation as a collaborative and trusted partner across business, compliance, and technology teams.
  
• Execution & Accountability: Ability to manage multiple projects; Ability to deliver high-quality results under pressure.
  
• Analytical Rigor: Applies critical thinking and analytical skills to solve complex problems and generate actionable insights. Possesses intellectual curiosity.
  
• Business Acumen: Understands the business; What are the needs and strategy of the business.
  
• Data Stewardship: Champions data quality, completeness, and documentation. Identifies and defines critical data elements for reporting and decision-making.
  

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $96,000.00 - $181,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.

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Job Posting Expiration Date: 07/12/2026KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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