Name Screening Analyst (6 months contract)

The Name Screening Analyst is a dynamic, detail-oriented role responsible for executing critical compliance screening against sanctions, PEP, and adverse media watchlists. Serving as a vital bridge between front office and operations, this position focuses on analysing screening alerts, performing root-cause analysis on reconciliation breaks, and ensuring all cases are meticulously documented.

Key Responsibilities

1. Perform name screening on clients, counterparties, and transactions against sanctions, PEP, and adverse media watchlists
2. Review and disposition screening alerts, escalating true matches to the compliance team in a timely manner
3. Work closely with Client Advisors to review, clarify, and resolve screening hits in a timely and compliant manner
4. Maintain accurate records of screening decisions and ensure all cases are documented with clear rationale
5. Relying on a reconciliation report, analyse breaks to identify root cause and pro-actively contact the appropriate party until break is resolved
6. Work with front office as well as operations colleagues
7. Perform regular follow ups until all breaks are resolved or documented with plausible reasons
8. Provide regular MI to stakeholders
9. Provide daily MI to senior managers with clear trend analysis and commentaries

Skills & Requirements

1. 1+ years of experience in the banking or Financial Services industry
2. Self driven individual
3. Strong communication skills to connect professionally with front to back teams
4. Organizational skills to ensure follow through on all tasks
5. Familiarity with name screening tools and compliance processes
6. Familiarity with simple macros, co-pilot, Alteryx, Power BI is a plus