Sanctions Enforcement Specialist (Night Shift)

Immediate need for a talented Sanctions Enforcement Specialist (Night Shift). This is a 06+ Months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Jersey City, NJ (Remote). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested. 
 
Job ID: 23-27365
 
Pay Range: $50 - $58/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:

• Perform a Level 2 review of transactions that are referred to the OFAC Exception queue for potential sanctions violations.
• Manage the OFAC Exception 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.
• Conduct investigation on payments that are held by the next bank in chain for regulatory reasons.
• Ensure adherence to all external regulatory and internal policy guidelines as dictated by the position.
• Perform other support operations functions to other areas within the bank as required.
• Review and analyze wire transfers, ACH payments and non-payment SWIFT messages escalated by Level 1 for potential sanctions violations.
• Ensure that all transactions escalated for Level 2 review are compliant to all external and internal regulations and policies.
• Monitor case investigations making sure that proper follow-up is 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.
• Validate file uploads to our filtering systems to ensure that list changes, additions or deletions are updated to the systems accurately.
• Add/modify/delete entities as requested by the USFS team
• Participate in the department’s educational program through tutorials, training sessions, etc.
• Ensure SEE operations are conducted in the safest and most efficient manner possible.
• Maintain the highest possible regulatory standards of quality, while minimizing risk to both the Bank as well as to our customers.
• Make recommendation for procedural changes where deemed necessary.
• Keep abreast of changes, both regulatory and operational, which will have an impact on the department and the Bank.
• Work closely with the U.S. and Group Financial Services, Legal and the Treasury in performing wire transfer searches or handling regular case investigations when deemed necessary.
• Communicate with our customers and clients to expedite investigations.
• Escalate complex case investigations to the Team Leader.
• Extended hours/holidays may be required at times to meet operational needs.
• Make direct contribution to Client operational permanent control framework.
• Prepare and analyze various reports as needed.

Our client is a leading Financial services Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration. 
 
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