Sanctions & Compliance Analyst

Responsibilities

Sanctions Screening & Alert Management

Review and investigate sanctions screening alerts generated from customer onboarding, payments, partner onboarding, and customer databases.

Perform name screening against applicable sanctions, watchlists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media databases.

Differentiate true matches from false positives and document rationale for decisions.

Escalate confirmed or potential sanctions matches in line with internal procedures.

Investigations & Risk Assessment

Conduct comprehensive investigations on customers, transactions, and counterparties.

Assess sanctions, AML, CFT, and reputational risks associated with alerts and cases.

Gather and analyze customer information, transactional activity, and supporting documentation.

Recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures and control actions.

Regulatory Compliance & Governance

Ensure compliance with local and international sanctions regulations (UN, OFAC, EU, UK HMT, and other applicable regimes).

Support the implementation and monitoring of sanctions compliance policies and procedures.

Maintain awareness of regulatory changes and sanctions developments.

Ensure all investigations and decisions meet regulatory and audit standards.

Case Management & Documentation

Maintain accurate and complete records of investigations, reviews, and decisions.

Prepare detailed case summaries, management reports, and escalation memos.

Ensure timely closure of alerts and cases within established service level agreements (SLAs).

Support regulatory examinations, audits, and compliance reviews through high-quality documentation.

Training & Continuous Improvement

Promote awareness of sanctions compliance obligations across the organization.

Support training initiatives for staff on sanctions, screening, and financial crime risks.

Contribute to process enhancement projects and automation initiatives.

Share lessons learned and emerging typologies to strengthen the compliance framework.

Monitoring, Controls & Testing

Participate in the testing and validation of sanctions screening systems and controls.

Identify control weaknesses, process gaps, and areas for improvement.

Support periodic reviews of screening rules, parameters, and risk-based controls.

Contribute to quality assurance activities and compliance monitoring programs..

Sanctions List & Blacklist Management

Maintain and update sanctions lists from global and local regulators

Manage customer, partner and internal blacklist databases

Ensure timely updates and synchronization of screening systems

Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory

Provide sanctions and compliance guidance to business units and operational teams within Agile squads.

Respond to sanctions-related queries and targeted financial sanctions notices from the Financial Reporting Centres

Support the implementation of compliance initiatives and remediation actions.

Health and Safety

Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.

All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business or related field

Professional certifications such as: CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist), CGSS (Certified Global Sanctions Specialist), ICA Certificate/Diploma in AML or Financial Crime Compliance or CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner)

At least 2 years experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML, or Sanctions Compliance

Good knowledge of global sanctions regimes and regulatory requirements (OFAC, UN, EU, local regulators) 

Experience working within a regulated financial institution.

Experience participating in sanctions model validation, tuning, or screening optimization initiatives.

End Date 31st August 2026