Assist in the management and execution of large-scale projects in the Sanctions Compliance area.
Conduct analyses and reporting in support of general business/Sanction Compliance needs, special projects/initiatives and/or strategic operational planning activities.
Serve as a project lead, enlisting support from junior staff or peers. Contribute to the development of new processes or procedures for required analytics.
Perform analysis in support of the design, implementation, and enhancement of sanctions screening systems.
Collect, aggregate, analyze, and visualize customer, product, and transaction data.
Develop and communicate reports effectively for use by SMBC Americas Division and Head Office stakeholders.
Liaison with technology teams to stay current on Fircosoft Screening platform enhancements/changes.
Liaison with the Sanction Compliance team provides support for projects, data collection, and analysis.
Manage both existing and new initiatives within the Screening program from a technological perspective.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their needs to enhance existing applications and define improvements to gain both operational efficiencies and architectural and infrastructure improvements.
Liaise with stakeholders to create process maps, data flow diagrams, and use cases for the Sanctions program.
Collaborate with Operations, Technology, Compliance, and business partners to ensure documentation is up to date as enhancements and/or new applications are introduced.
Manage and drive screening stakeholders to define data, logic, and ruleset requirements.
Partner with the business, technical, and quality review teams to communicate and test functional requirements and collectively define appropriate solutions to meet user requirements.
Collect, aggregate, analyze, and visualize customer, product, and transaction data to identify trends and evaluate changes in customer, product, and transactional risk exposure.
Develop MIS reports for submission to senior Branch management.
Develop knowledge of new analytical techniques and data sources that provide ongoing risk mitigation, and how emerging data and technology issues may impact the achievement of the BSA/AML Compliance Department’s objectives.
Ability to comprehend and define scope of project, initiate test plan, and execution of testing initiatives as it relates to the project as well as mitigate any associated risk as it relates to the testing event.
Ability to define a project plan and adhere to target dates.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics, or another related field) or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
2-5 years of BSA/AML compliance experience, particularly Regulatory and Name Screening technology experience for Consumer/Business
Strong reasoning ability and analytical skills.
Self-starter that will be able to readily understand Screening and AML concepts and issues, possess strong technical skills, and is able to learn new technologies quickly
Knowledge of vendor BSA/AML transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems (e.g., Actimize, Fircosoft, Fortent, etc.)
Experience with some or all the following technologies to build analysis and drive insights from data: Database: Oracle (PL/SQL), Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL) Reporting tools: PowerBI, Tableau, Excel
Hands on with Python / R / No-SQL Databases
Experience with SharePoint and Microsoft Office suite/MS Project
Maintains a high level of confidentiality; unquestionable character, integrity and professionalism.
Nice to Have: ACAMS certified or other equivalent industry certification is a plus.
Familiarity with regtech Microsoft Projects

Benefits

Competitive portfolio of benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

BSA/AML compliancesanctions screeningdata analysisdata visualizationOracleMicrosoft SQL ServerPowerBITableauPythonR

Soft skills

analytical skillsreasoning abilityself-startercommunicationcollaborationproject managementproblem-solvingattention to detailintegrityprofessionalism

Certifications

ACAMS