Sanctions Compliance Specialist - Part-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, review, and investigate sanctions screening alerts generated by automated compliance systems and underlying data workflows.
• Perform data-driven analysis of customers, business partners, vendors, and transactions using compliance screening platforms and internal IT systems.
• Analyze and validate potential matches against sanctions and restricted party lists (OFAC, BIS Entity List, Denied Parties List), distinguishing true matches from false positives through structured investigation.
• Utilize compliance and enterprise systems such as SAP GTS, Accuity Compliance Link, and related screening tools to investigate alerts and maintain system accuracy.
• Extract, query, and interpret data from internal databases, enterprise applications, and reporting tools to support investigation outcomes.
• Conduct structured online and database research using public sources, commercial databases, and internal systems to verify entity identity and risk exposure.
• Escalate high-risk or suspicious findings related to sanctions violations, export control restrictions, fraud indicators, or other compliance breaches.
• Document investigation steps, system findings, data sources, and conclusions in case management systems, ensuring audit-ready traceability.
• Support integration and troubleshooting of compliance screening outputs across IT systems, including identifying data quality issues or system mismatches.
• Collaborate with IT, data, and business teams to resolve screening errors, improve data quality, and enhance system matching accuracy.
• Support configuration and tuning of screening rules, match thresholds, and false-positive reduction initiatives in compliance systems.
• Assist in monitoring system performance, data integrity, and workflow efficiency within sanctions screening platforms.
• Participate in system-related enhancement projects, including testing, validation, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for compliance tools.
• Maintain compliance records and support reporting, audits, and regulatory reviews with accurate system-generated evidence.
• Contribute to automation and process improvement initiatives involving compliance workflows, data handling, and system integration.
• Ensure adherence to OFAC, EAR, and other applicable sanctions/export control regulations while operating within IT-enabled compliance systems.
• Manage multiple case investigations simultaneously while meeting SLAs, quality standards, and operational KPIs.
• Provide feedback on system limitations, false positive trends, and data issues to improve overall compliance technology effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in sanctions screening, AML compliance, or regulatory investigations, preferably in a system-driven environment.
• Familiarity with compliance screening systems such as SAP GTS, Accuity Compliance Link, or similar enterprise tools.
• Knowledge of OFAC sanctions, EAR regulations, and restricted party screening requirements.
• Ability to investigate issues using multiple IT systems, databases, and online tools.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and productivity tools; familiarity with data analysis or reporting tools is a plus.
• Exposure to system testing, data validation, or UAT in enterprise applications.