VP – Sanctions/Monitoring/Payments Unit recruitment
Our client, an international banking organization, is looking for 2 individuals to join it's New York office on an initial 3 month contract (though extensions are highly likely for 6 months to a year). The team is responsible for the investigation and elimination of all customer and payment sanctions hits that are generated on a daily basis. In some cases these require escalation to the Compliance department. This role will focus on customer, PEP and country screening in line with local legislation and group policies. All customer records, including addresses, key account parties, directors, are screened on a nightly basis.
Required Experience:
- Knowledge of US PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Anti Money Laundering legislation and OFAC regulations.
- Knowledge of the OFAC SDN list and purpose. Added benefit would be knowledge of HMT and EU sanctions.
- Experience of performing customer, PEP and country screening against sanction lists.
- Experience of completing sanctioning investigation and able to demonstrate and justify using rationale with supporting documentation.
- Experience of provided logical rationale when eliminating possible sanction hits.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including MS Word and MS Excel.
- Experience of using the screening tools FOFA and PEGA a benefit
For further information or to make an application please contact Et Halstead at JCW Resourcing on (646) 512 5836 or send a resume to et.halstead@jcwresourcing.com.
Candidates must be immediately able to work in the USA.