Sanctions Escalations Associate

Launching your career as a Sanctions Escalations Associate within Sanctions List Screening (EMEA Sanctions Senior Escalation Team) means you will be part of a Global List Screening team, investigating live transactions which present potential AML (Anti Money Laundering) and Sanctions concerns.

You will work in a team environment and must be able to adapt to a rapidly changing business and regulatory environment. To be successful, you must demonstrate strong organizational skills that enable effective work prioritization, ensuring trust and safety of the bank is at the forefront of your priorities.

Job Responsibilities

This role requires a wide variety of strengths and capabilities, including the ability to:

• Conduct a comprehensive review of production transactions across globally booked business, which are escalated to Sanctions Escalations daily as suspect items against OFAC, HMT, EU or other sanctions programs. Utilising in-house and publicly available information to identify concerns.
• Review and analyze the underlying data to accurately support decision making, which may result in escalation in line with Sanctions programs and/or law enforcement/SAR filing.
• Summarize and fully document all transactions within the Global Sanctions Manager system within expected timeframes, in line with currency cut offs.
• Exhibit understanding of upstream and downstream processes and ability to identify client impact when reviewing transactions.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of ever-changing Sanctions landscape through knowledge, research, and training.
• Participate in ad-hoc projects related to; technology enhancements, procedural updates and thematic reviews.
• Continually maintain and review current controls for effectiveness, in close partnership with internal functions and in accordance with company policies and regulatory changes

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Educated to a degree level and/or has obtained the appropriate level of business experience
• Ability to deliver strong business results against internal and market cut offs in a fluid and ever-changing sanctions environment.
• Advanced analytical and written skills, enabling the clear and accurate summarization of your decision making.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with other teams.
• Ability to follow procedures, maintain quality standards, understand regulatory requirements while adhering to the appropriate controls.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous experience of Sanctions, financial crimes compliance or a related position
• Proactive and resourceful mindset
• MS Office skills including intermediate Excel skills

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.