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Sanctions Specialist

Sanctions Specialist

TekWissen LLC • Montreal, QC, Canada
21 days ago
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Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions, Retail Banking and Services, and Corporate and Institutional Banking. Position: Sanctions Enforcement Specialist Location: Montreal, QC H3A 2A6 Duration: 6 Months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Onsite Job Description:
  • Reviews and tracks business transactions and activities for a given subset of the organization and confirms compliance with international regulations, laws and ordinances.
  • Identifies and investigates sanction violations, conducts research on regulations causing violations, and collects evidence to identify the root causes of sanction violations.
  • Documents and archives sanction violation incidents for future reporting, transaction processing, and reference for new business operations.
  • Analyzes risks associated with given transactions and operations and determines appropriate solutions to address the risks.
  • Stays knowledgeable about international law and sanction updates to keep the organization informed.
Responsibilities:
  • Perform a Level 2 review of transactions that are referred to the OFAC Exception queue for potential sanctions violations and manage the queues in order to ensure our deadlines are being met.
  • Conduct investigation on payments that need to be held for regulatory reasons pending additional information and monitor case investigations to make sure that proper follow-ups are being made and responses are being addressed in a timely manner.
  • Analyze information obtained from case investigations to make a clear determination on the proper course of action to be taken on the payment.
  • Work closely with the Group Financial Services, Legal and the Treasury in performing wire transfer searches or handling regular case investigations when deemed necessary.
  • Ensure that all transactions escalated for Level 2 review are compliant to all external and internal regulations and policies.
  • Validate vender added file uploads to our filtering systems to ensure that list changes, additions or deletions are updated to the systems accurately and add/modify/delete entities to the local list as requested by the team
  • Ensure all payments comply with Client group payment transparency policy.
  • Make direct contribution to Client operational permanent control framework.
  • Prepare and analyze various reports as needed
  • Make recommendation for procedural changes where deemed necessary.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
  • Associate/BA degree from accredited college/university.
  • 2 3 years' experience in OFAC and Sanctions investigation.
  • Strong understanding of Regulatory awareness, and the regulations that govern it.
  • Proficient knowledge and understanding of the OFAC processes and procedures.
  • Knowledgeable of Funds Transfer operations as well as the rules and regulations that govern it.
  • (This will include CHIPS, Fedwire, SWIFT, LYNX and ACH).
  • Excellent communication, verbal and written skills, as well as, attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Self-motivated and ability to multi-task in a high-volume and fast-paced environment.
  • The candidate must possess knowledge and basic understanding of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications:
  • ACAMS/ACSS certified.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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