Sanctions Compliance Specialist

Key Responsibilities• Monitor, review, and investigate sanctions screening alerts generated by automated compliance systems and underlying data workflows. • Perform data-driven analysis of customers, business partners, vendors, and transactions using compliance screening platforms and internal IT systems. • Analyze and validate potential matches against sanctions and restricted party lists (OFAC, BIS Entity List, Denied Parties List), distinguishing true matches from false positives through structured investigation. • Utilize compliance and enterprise systems such as SAP GTS, Accuity Compliance Link, and related screening tools to investigate alerts and maintain system accuracy. • Extract, query, and interpret data from internal databases, enterprise applications, and reporting tools to support investigation outcomes. • Conduct structured online and database research using public sources, commercial databases, and internal systems to verify entity identity and risk exposure. • Escalate high-risk or suspicious findings related to sanctions violations, export control restrictions, fraud indicators, or other compliance breaches. • Document investigation steps, system findings, data sources, and conclusions in case management systems, ensuring audit-ready traceability. • Support integration and troubleshooting of compliance screening outputs across IT systems, including identifying data quality issues or system mismatches. • Collaborate with IT, data, and business teams to resolve screening errors, improve data quality, and enhance system matching accuracy. • Support configuration and tuning of screening rules, match thresholds, and false-positive reduction initiatives in compliance systems. • Assist in monitoring system performance, data integrity, and workflow efficiency within sanctions screening platforms. • Participate in system-related enhancement projects, including testing, validation, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for compliance tools. • Maintain compliance records and support reporting, audits, and regulatory reviews with accurate system-generated evidence. • Contribute to automation and process improvement initiatives involving compliance workflows, data handling, and system integration. • Ensure adherence to OFAC, EAR, and other applicable sanctions/export control regulations while operating within IT-enabled compliance systems. • Manage multiple case investigations simultaneously while meeting SLAs, quality standards, and operational KPIs. • Provide feedback on system limitations, false positive trends, and data issues to improve overall compliance technology effectiveness. Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or equivalent experience. • Experience in sanctions screening, AML compliance, or regulatory investigations, preferably in a system-driven environment. • Familiarity with compliance screening systems such as SAP GTS, Accuity Compliance Link, or similar enterprise tools. • Knowledge of OFAC sanctions, EAR regulations, and restricted party screening requirements. • Ability to investigate issues using multiple IT systems, databases, and online tools. • Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and productivity tools; familiarity with data analysis or reporting tools is a plus. • Exposure to system testing, data validation, or UAT in enterprise applications.