Sanctions Compliance Officer - 100% remote working option

Permanent Contract

Salary - Competitive with benefits package

100% remote working option or City of London & Remote hybrid option



An opportunity with a service provider to the syndicate & Company global insurance market.

The sanctions compliance team is in place to screen the business they process in relation to premium and claims financial transactions.

The team aim to ensure compliance with all relevant US, UK, UN (and EU) sanctions with a primary focus in on OFAC and UK sanctions.

Our client requires a motivated and ambitious professional who has experience to provide sanctions advisory services - case load review, final analysis and guidance.



Role overview- Sanctions/Financial Crime:

* Support the Risk & Compliance Function in providing advice to the business in response to sanctions case referrals (and provide final analyses) for claims and premium processing requests, in line with OFAC, UK, UN and EU sanctions.
* Support the Sanctions Review team in Operations with queries to ensure consistent sanctions approach, and lending sanctions expertise.
* Liaise with external and internal stakeholders on sanctions issues. The external stakeholders are our customers, mainly sanctions compliance staff at the brokers.
* Identify trends and "problem spotting" and ensure these are directed to the Director of Risk & Compliance.
* Attend weekly team calls with other sanctions compliance officers to discuss key sanctions referrals and approaches to ensure consistency.

Essential Skills/Qualifications:

* Knowledge of and experience with OFAC, UK, UN and EU sanctions laws and regulations
* Experience working in compliance or legal from an insurance or backing background
* Ability to make final decisions on sanctions queries
* Ability to handle busy workload and work well under pressure
* An ability to work well independently and assume responsibility



REF ~ 9045

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