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SMBC Group · 1 day ago

Sanctions Data Analyst Associate

Jersey City, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$97K/yr - $156K/yr

2+ years exp

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is a top-tier global financial group offering diverse financial services. The Associate will assist in managing large-scale projects in the Sanctions Compliance area, conducting analyses and reporting to support compliance needs and strategic planning activities.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Liaison with technology teams to stay current on Fircosoft Screening platform enhancements/changes

Liaison with the Sanction Compliance team provides support for projects, data collection, and analysis

Manage both existing and new initiatives within the Screening program from a technological perspective

Collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their needs to enhance existing applications and define improvements to gain both operational efficiencies and architectural and infrastructure improvements

Liaise with stakeholders to create process maps, data flow diagrams, and use cases for the Sanctions program

Collaborate with Operations, Technology, Compliance, and business partners to ensure documentation is up to date as enhancements and/or new applications are introduced

Manage and drive screening stakeholders to define data, logic, and ruleset requirements

Partner with the business, technical, and quality review teams to communicate and test functional requirements and collectively define appropriate solutions to meet user requirements

Ability to distill complex concepts and document them clearly with use cases and process flows

Collect, aggregate, analyze, and visualize customer, product, and transaction data to identify trends and evaluate changes in customer, product, and transactional risk exposure

Develop MIS reports for submission to senior Branch management

Develop knowledge of new analytical techniques and data sources that provide ongoing risk mitigation, and how emerging data and technology issues may impact the achievement of the BSA/AML Compliance Department’s objectives

Ability to comprehend and define scope of project, initiate test plan, and execution of testing initiatives as it relates to the project as well as mitigate any associated risk as it relates to the testing event

Ability to define a project plan and adhere to target dates

Qualification

BSA/AML complianceSanctions screening systemsData analysisPythonPowerBIOracle (PL/SQL)Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL)Analytical skillsMicrosoft OfficeSharePointSelf-starterConfidentialityProject managementCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in relevant discipline (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics, or another related field) or the equivalent combination of education and experience

2-5 years of BSA/AML compliance experience, particularly Regulatory and Name Screening technology experience for Consumer/Business

Strong reasoning ability and analytical skills

Self-starter that will be able to readily understand Screening and AML concepts and issues, possess strong technical skills, and is able to learn new technologies quickly

Knowledge of vendor BSA/AML transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems (e.g., Actimize, Fircosoft, Fortent, etc.)

Experience with some or all the following technologies to build analysis and drive insights from data: Database: Oracle (PL/SQL), Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL), Reporting tools: PowerBI, Tableau, Excel, Hands on with Python / R / No-SQL Databases

Experience with SharePoint and Microsoft Office suite/MS Project

Maintains a high level of confidentiality; unquestionable character, integrity and professionalism

Preferred

ACAMS certified or other equivalent industry certification is a plus

Familiarity with regtech

Microsoft Projects

Benefits

The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award.

SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Company

SMBC Group

Glassdoor3.5

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group.

Founded in 1590

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.smbcgroup.com/americas

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