Senior process associate - Sanctions

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What You Will Do

• Review, investigate, and disposition sanctions screening alerts across customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and payment screening workflows.
• Conduct thorough name and entity matching analysis against OFAC, UN, EU, OFSI, and other applicable sanctions lists.
• Perform enhanced due diligence (EDD) on high-risk alerts, including ownership and control analysis for potential sanctions evasion.
• Draft clear and well-documented disposition memos supporting true match escalations or false positive closures.
• Escalate confirmed or potential sanctions hits to the Sanctions Manager and Legal/Compliance for further action.
• Assist in filing SARs and other regulatory reports as required in connection with sanctions-related findings.
• Provide mentorship and quality review support to junior analysts on the sanctions review team.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of sanctions procedures, job aids, and training materials.
• Participate in periodic testing, audits, and regulatory examinations, including preparation of supporting documentation.
• Stay current with regulatory developments across major sanctions programs (OFAC, UN, EU, UK, APAC) and communicate relevant changes to the team.
• What You Will Need :
• 3–5 years of experience in sanctions compliance, AML, or financial crime within a bank, financial institution, or consulting firm.
• Solid working knowledge of OFAC regulations, SDN list, and key global sanctions regimes (EU, UN, UK OFSI, APAC).
• Experience using sanctions screening platforms (e.g., Fircosoft, Bridger, World-Check, Dow Jones, LexisNexis).
• Strong analytical and investigative skills with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to make independent, risk-based decisions and clearly articulate reasoning in written dispositions.