Barclays
Finance / FinServ
SanctionsAlertsSpecialist
“Sanctions Alerts Specialist at Barclays. Skills: Sanctions alert management, Sanctions investigations, Regulatory adherence. Identify and conduct the appropriate analysis and due diligence on Sanctions alerts. Ensure the appropriate action is taken against customers and payment activity as defined by the Sanctions Standards and Restricted Activity Matrix”
What You'll Achieve.
Safeguarding the bank from regulatory and reputational risk; Delivery of the Financial Crime objectives
Industry & Context.
Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Independently conclude on sanctions escalations from L1-L4, Approve or reject payments for true or potential true hits based on sound interpretation of OFAC, OFSI, EU, and UN sanctions laws and regulations, Analyse SWIFT MT/MX messages, Raise and assess RFIs, Synthesize transaction intelligence to support final defensible and regulatory compliant sanctions conclusions, Exhibit sanctions knowledge, Attention to detail, Clearly articulate to support sanctions decisions to audit or relevant authority
Nice to Have
Experience of doing payment or customer screening in FircoSoft and OWS respectively or similar systems, Relevant background of working in sanctions or financial crime, Drive process efficiency and effectiveness improvements
What You'll Do.
Identify and conduct the appropriate analysis and due diligence on Sanctions alerts
Ensure the appropriate action is taken against customers and payment activity as defined by the Sanctions Standards and Restricted Activity Matrix
Ensure that the organisation adheres to all applicable sanction’s laws and regulations and internal governance
Revision of escalated cases and confirm a True Match in line with regulations/policy accurately and in a timely manner
Management and provision of guidance in the completion of complex sanctions investigations
Due diligence on Payment Screening alerts to determine the appropriate treatment and next steps for the payment
Escalation of Customer Screening True Matches to appropriate Business Aligned Sanctions Team for assessment
Identification of opportunities to drive efficiencies in the alert management process
assess and effectively disposition L5 sanctions alerts escalations
Contribute and drive the effective delivery
and risk management in Sanctions Compliance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Involving the relevant stakeholders early and fully; Partner with other functions and business areas; Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function; Building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation
Communication Scope
Clearly articulate to support sanctions decisions to audit or relevant authority; Communicate complex / sensitive information
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