Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Analyst
About The Position
The Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Analyst is responsible for supporting the organization’s Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance Programs. The role involves analyzing alerts, investigating potential money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions risks, and ensuring compliance with applicable U.S. and international regulatory requirements, including OFAC, BSA/AML, and related global sanctions regimes. The role sits within the US Compliance Team which is a part of Computershare’s second line of defense. Partners with relevant internal departments to evaluate and assess compliance risks for business processes. Continuously assess regulatory developments, emerging financial crime risks, and changes to global sanctions programs to determine applicability to our business model. Review and opine on complex sanctions matters, including high-risk transactions, geopolitical developments, and interpretive regulatory questions. Compliance files Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with FinCEN.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, law, criminal justice, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- A minimum of 5 years of prior experience in AML, OFAC sanctions compliance, or general financial institution compliance.
- Experience with documenting regulatory research in a clear, concise, and professional manner suitable for audit and regulatory review.
- Working knowledge of U.S. BSA/AML requirements, OFAC regulations, and general sanctions compliance principles.
- Familiarity with AML and sanctions screening systems and investigative research tools, particularly Lexis Nexis platforms is preferred.
- Understanding of risk management.
Nice To Haves
- Professional certifications such as CAMS or equivalent are a plus but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide independent Second Line of Defense compliance advice, support, and oversight to the US business units in meeting their compliance and regulatory responsibilities.
- Review and investigate AML and sanctions alerts generated through screening systems that have been escalated to Compliance for final disposition and determination of next steps.
- File Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with FinCEN, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Prepare and submit OFAC Blocked Property and Rejected Transaction Reports, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with OFAC regulatory requirements.
- Maintain awareness of regulatory developments, emerging financial crime risks, and changes to sanctions programs through required training and ongoing professional development.
- Assist with enhanced due diligence (EDD) reviews of new and existing clients.
- Assist with completing monitoring and testing activities to evaluate control effectiveness across AML and sanctions activities and ensuring timely remediation of issues.
- Provide ongoing support to Compliance teams and cross-functional workstreams by responding to inquiries, coordinating deliverables, and assisting with policy/procedure updates, and regulatory/audit requests.
Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- flexible working
- a caring and inclusive culture
- Health and wellbeing rewards
- paid time off
- observed holidays
- medical, dental and vision plans
- 401k matching
- setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company
- tax-advantaged flexible spending plans, including healthcare, dependent care and commuter
- short and long-term disability benefits
- life insurance
- supplemental life insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
