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Sanctions Analyst required for a leading corporate bank based in London.

As an experienced Sanctions Analyst, you will be responsible for conducting client and payment screening for potential Sanction alerts.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct analysis of sanctions alerts for potential sanctions issues

• Leverages open and closed source systems to fully disposition potential sanctions list matches

• Coordinates with Relationship Teams and/or Clients to obtain additional information in order to fully disposition potential sanction matches

• Stays abreast of industry news surrounding US, HMT, and Global Sanctions in order to execute effective, risk-based decisions

• Escalates higher risk or complex sanctions requests to Management for guidance and direction

Requirements:

• Be a self-starter and master of time management, consistently sustaining high levels of productivity and quality in a fast-paced high-volume environment.

• Strong execution, communication, investigative, and analytical abilities

• Investigate and research potential Sanctions list matches; efficiently arriving at sound risk-based conclusions.

• Ability to clearly document and support judgments; decisions; and procedures. This necessitates strong writing skills and the ability to maintain files and records in accordance with business unit standards.

• Demonstrate sound judgment and decision making in the context of regulatory requirements; Bank Policies; and industry best practices.

• Apply project management and organization skills to a variety of tasks, demonstrating flexibility and problem-solving skills.