The Central Screening Utility Riyadh is part of GSO and our main goal is to ensure compliance with local and global sanctions requirements for the Saudi legal entities. This role is an opportunity to demonstrate collaborative interpersonal skills when dealing with business groups and compliance during case investigation and management.
As a Senior Operations Analyst within our Central Sceening Utility team, you will be primarily responsible for partnering with the team to ensure that transactions and clients processed and checked in accordance with global sanctions standards, OFAC, and local regional requirements. Quality management, user acceptance testing, local member screening, metrics and client on boarding are key functions of the role. You will work on resolving all cases, excercising sound judgment and discretion, performing in a high volume, high pressure team environment.
Job responsibilities
- Review transactions and clients in accordance with OFAC and local sanctions policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, including local Saudi list updates.
- Ensure performance and deliverables are in accordance with the global sanctions standards and operations service levels.
- Demonstrate commitment in business operations through contributing extra efforts or worktime in exception period of high volume or late timing processing.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with offshore internal stakeholders, Compliance and Technology teams to maximize efficiencies and ensure consistency.
- Coordinate and participate in improvement projects and User Acceptance Testing.
- Represent the team in Audit and Regulatory requests.
- Consistently review processes and uphold strong controls by establishing clear SOPs.
- Work with Business resiliency manager to ensure a robust Business Continuity plan.
- Create metrics for reporting to Senior Management using Excel and other analytics tools.
- Process regulatory requests in systems such as SAMANet, Tanfeeth and Watheeq with accuracy and timeliness.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor's degree.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic are a must.
- Experience in in Swift Settlements and Banking Operations gained from international financial institutions.
- Experience in User acceptance testing and Project management.
- Experience in Sanctions screening and regulatory systems such as Client list screening, OFAC, local Saudi list, SAMANET, Tanfeeth and Watheeq or other business related experience.
- Good understanding of risk and control and have experience in liaison with auditors or regulators.
- Must have a proactive attitude and the ability to multi-task.
- Strong analytical and investigative skills.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to work under pressure and high volume environment within tight deadlines.
- Expert in using Microsoft Outlook tools such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
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