🕵️ AML / Financial Crime Compliance

Finance & Accounting career path

Prevent money laundering, sanctions breaches and fraud: KYC and due diligence, transaction monitoring, investigations and regulatory reporting.

Typical roles

• KYC Analyst
• AML / Transaction Monitoring Analyst
• Financial Crime Investigator
• MLRO / BSA Officer

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• GARP FRR GARP Financial Risk and Regulation Certificate
• SIE Securities Industry Essentials Exam
• ICA Cert AML ICA Certificate in Anti Money Laundering

Core

• ACAMS CAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
• CFE Certified Fraud Examiner
• ICA Adv Cert AML ICA Advanced Certificate in Anti Money Laundering
• CFCS Certified Financial Crime Specialist

Advanced

• CRCM Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager
• FRM Financial Risk Manager

Mastery

• CRMA Certification in Risk Management Assurance
• CFF Certified in Financial Forensics
• ICA Dip AML ICA Diploma in Anti Money Laundering

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.