Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance Sanctions, Analyst/Associate, Birmingham

Job Description

OUR IMPACT Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firms culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firms enterprise-wide compliance risk management program.As an independent control function and part of the firms second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firms compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls,policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firms responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. Youll be part of a team with members froma wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape. YOUR IMPACT Goldman Sachs is seeking an Analyst/Associate in the firms Government Sanctions Group. As part of the firms Global Compliance Division, the Government Sanctions Group ensures the firms compliance with sanctions programs administered by the Office of ForeignAssets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OSFI) at the UKs His Majestys Treasury, the European Union, and other relevant sanctions authorities globally. The ideal candidate would have proven time management skills, a strong attention to detail, written and oral communication skills, investigative skills, and the ability to collaborate within a team. The employee will assist in the identification of sanctionsrisk across the firms lines of business and work with regional Compliance, Operations, and Technology teams to administer and provide oversight of risk mitigation processes. Principal Responsibilities:

• Assist management and coordination of the teams day-to-day reference data screening process, ensuring smooth, prompt, and accurate execution
• Conduct reviews of sanctions alerts that result from the firms transaction and reference data sanctions screening processes
• Using internal GS and third-party research tools, initiate and pursue investigations to resolve complex alerts
• Working under the supervision of experienced Sanctions Vice Presidents, liaise with business, operations, and technology divisions to collect information relevant to potential sanctions concerns and provide sanctions-related advice to internal constituencies
• Ensure metrics, deadlines, and record-keeping obligations established by management are met
• Assist in the development and enhancement of sanctions-related policies and procedures documents across the firms lines of business
• Enhance and deliver sanctions training to Goldman Sachs employees

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• 2-3 year Sanctions-related experience in the financial services industry or relevant government agency/regulator is a plus
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple priority projects at once and deliver consistently high quality results
• Ability to be a self-starter and to ensure projects are followed through to completion
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, and an aptitude for learning new systems and applications
• Team oriented

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