OFAC Sanctions Screening Analyst II

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🌵 Arizona, Kentucky, +4 more states – Remote

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💵 $50k - $84k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Pathward

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1001 - 5000 employees

🛡️ Insurance

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Insurance • Consulting • Logistics

Pathward is a federally registered financial institution that provides robust banking infrastructure, proven technology resource partners, and dynamic collaboration to assist third-party partners in delivering banking programs that meet customer demands. The company focuses on providing a variety of financial solutions including issuing, acquiring, digital payments, credit solutions, and professional tax solutions, among others. Additionally, Pathward supports commercial finance through working capital, equipment finance, structured finance, and insurance premium finance. Committed to financial inclusion, Pathward powers financial access and innovation through strategic partnerships, including efforts to support renewable energy loan growth.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex OFAC screening alerts involving customers, transactions, and counterparties • Conduct advanced investigations of escalated potential matches using customer information, transaction patterns, beneficial ownership structures, and identifying details • Perform enhanced due diligence research using internal systems, public records, commercial databases, and specialized investigative resources • Review and approve complex false-positive dispositions and ensure supporting documentation meets quality standards • Make final determinations on confirmed matches and true-positive hits, coordinating required actions with the BSA Officer and senior management • Monitor the escalation queue and provide coverage during high-volume periods to meet regulatory deadlines • Monitor OFAC list updates and sanctions program changes and ensure timely rescreening • Coordinate blocked property reporting and rejected transaction documentation for submission to OFAC • Contribute to sanctions program enhancements and long-term strategy • Provide subject-matter expertise and guidance to junior Analysts • Coordinate with operations, relationship management, and customer-facing staff on escalated matters • Lead or participate in team meetings and trainings • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, International Relations, Political Science, Criminal Justice, or related field required • 3+ years of experience in OFAC sanctions compliance or screening operations, with demonstrated experience handling escalated or complex cases • Banking or financial services experience required • CAMS or CGSS certification preferred • Demonstrated knowledge of OFAC sanctions regulations, country-based and list-based programs, general licenses, beneficial ownership structures, and interdiction principles • Excellent analytical and investigative skills with demonstrated ability to resolve complex, ambiguous cases • Excellent attention to accuracy and quality • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and internet research • Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and provide guidance to less experienced team members • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain complex findings to various audiences including senior management • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion • Capacity to work efficiently under time constraints while maintaining quality

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual performance-based incentive opportunity • Health insurance • 401(k) retirement benefits • Life insurance • Disability benefits • Paid time off • Comprehensive benefits package • Reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws (for eligible applicants)