Anti-Money Laundering Specialist

Job Title: Financial Crimes Sanctions Analyst- Governance

Location: Charlotte North Carolina 28202

Duration: 6 months contract to start with potential extension

Pay range: $30-$37/hr.On W2

Job Overview:

Financial Crimes Sanctions Analyst

Responsible for timely investigations of transactions, trade, and client relationships to ensure consistency with applicable sanctions laws and regulations.

Requires a strong technical understanding of U.S. economic and financial sanctions (primarily OFAC).

Governance Role Preferred Skills:

• Ability to review and interpret OFAC sanctions programs
• Familiarity with sanctions regulatory reporting
• Prior experience working sanctions alerts

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Conduct timely investigations, analysis, and disposition of economic and financial sanctions-related alerts for clients, transactions, trade documents, and other business unit activities to support compliance with applicable sanctions laws and regulations.

2. Communicate with senior Relationship Managers, senior branch associates and other teammates as needed to gather additional client information to support investigations.

3. Serve as a point of contact for internal sanctions-related questions and support.

4. Apply critical thinking and analytical skills to make well-supported decisions relative to the alert type, follow-up, and disposition.

5. Use various research and screening tools to assess sanctions risk and exposure.

6. Maintain strong knowledge of applicable current and proposed sanctions laws and regulations.

7. Participate in regular sanctions and AML/CFT training that may include webinars, periodicals, and self -study to maintain timely understanding of sanctions and AML laws and regulations.

8. Keep aware of national and world events and industry trends relating to sanctions compliance to mitigate potential sanctions risk.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

1. College degree.

2. At least four years of relevant experience at a financial institution or relevant government agency.

3. Understanding of U.S. economic and financial sanctions regulations and laws (particularly OFAC) and experience assessing economic and financial sanctions regulations with specific fact patterns.

4. Ability to understand and execute detailed procedures, policies, and regulations that govern the department.

5. Ability to work collaboratively with a team to provide sanctions compliance advice to business units with respect to applicability of policies and implementation of the economic sanctions program and regulatory changes.

6. Ability to work independently, under time constraints, and manage time efficiently and effectively.

7. Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with senior Global Sanctions leadership, business unit managers and external entities.

8. Ability to liaise among internal teams, external business units, and other stakeholders.

9. Strong skills in investigative research and documentation.

10. Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and define issues, establish facts, analyze moderately complex information, and develop substantiated conclusions with minimal supervision.

11. Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as MS Office software products.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Master’s degree or related industry certification. Experience explaining sanctions regulations to non-technical audiences.

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

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Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.