Associate Sanction Analyst

About the role

Sanctions Payments and Name screening reviewer responsible for conducting thorough reviews of sanctions related payments and name screening activities to ensure compliance with international and local sanctions standards.

Key responsibilities

• Investigate potential sanctions alerts as Level 1/Level 2 reviewer and decide to clear or block transactions.
• Make decisions on name screening alerts as false or true matches based on investigations.
• Document review and disposition, operate within SLA and maintain quality standards.
• Prepare and submit process related reports and stay updated with sanctions regulations.
• Review responses to RFIs and take decisions in line with policies.
• Perform investigations for correspondent bank and regulatory inquiries.
• Escalate significant sanctions matters to Sanction Management.

Required profile

• Good understanding of UN, EU, UK and US (OFAC) / Export Controls sanctions regulations.
• Experience reviewing payments, trade transactions and name screening.
• Strong communication, report writing and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi‑task, prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Fluent in English; Arabic language ability is an advantage.

Required skills

• Export Controls
• Compliance screening systems
• Report Writing
• Name screening