• 6+ years of Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of management experience

Required Qualifications for Europe, Middle East & Africa only:

• Experience in Operations, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 6+ years of people management experience in Sanctions Screening Operations.
• Knowledge and understanding of Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) compliance.
• Knowledge on Message types SWIFT, FED WIRE, CHIPS
• Fluent in both verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven management skills with ability to analyze issues and provide solution in a tactful manner

Job Expectations:

• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals in a dynamic and complex environment
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills

Enterprise Wire Services is currently seeking an outstanding individual to join the Sanctions Screening Department.

The Wires OFAC Sanctions Screener reviews wires that have stopped in the Global Sanctions Management Operations System (GSMOS) for potential matches to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated National (SDN) list or internal proprietary watch lists. Reviews and determines validity of match, releases or escalates the transactions to the Global Sanctions Screening and Reporting Group (GSSRG) as necessary

In order to be compliant with the most recent regulations and internal policies, Sanctions COE team analyzes a large amount of customer transactions in real time. Providing due diligences on the alerts which have been filtered by GSMOS/Fircosoft. Always, highly committed with the respect for the cut-offs, volumes and quality of the first line of defense investigations performed.

Wells Fargo, it's subsidiaries and branches are subject to different international sanctions rules and regulation:

American regulations;
French and European regulations;
UN international law;
The regulations of the other jurisdictions where Wells Fargo is present.

In order to ensure compliance, Wells Fargo has implemented a control framework within the Enterprise Payment Operations Department, where you will:

Check the alerts generated by the tool GSMOS/Firco-Continuity following client/third-party database scanning and transaction screening;
Detect atypical operations in compliance with Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing regulations.

Your main activities will be as follows:

Handle 1st level alerts following filtering of interbank flows, referring to the procedures and operating procedures;
Escalation to GSSRG(Compliance) for deeper analysis;
Participate in the various projects related to the constantly evolving activity;
Production of reporting and indicators put in place to manage the activity;
Report any atypical transactions.

Posting End Date:
30 Dec 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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