Global Screening Operations - Transaction Screening Escalations Analyst

Job Description

If you demonstrate strong organizational skills that enable effective work prioritization, ensuring trust and safety of the bank is at the forefront of your priorities, then this role is for you! In collaboration with compliance and escalations teams take an active role and be accountable for delivering the firm’s financial crime objective. Perform an assessment of alerts for potential Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing or Sanctions related activity based on system and manually sourced alerts, consistent with global and local standards. 

As a Transaction Screening Escalations – Analyst in the Global Screening Operations (GSO) team, you will be part of a the EMEA transaction screening team, investigating live transactions which present potential Internal, AML (“Anti Money Laundering”) and Sanctions concerns. You will work in a team environment and will adapt to a rapidly changing business and regulatory environment.

Job responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of production transactions across globally booked business, which are escalated to Sanctions Escalations daily as suspect items against OFAC, HMT, EU, or other sanctions programs, utilizing in-house and publicly available information to identify concerns.
• Review and analyze the underlying data to accurately support decision-making, which may result in escalation in line with Sanctions programs and/or law enforcement/SAR filing.
• Summarize and fully document all transactions within the Global Sanctions Manager system within expected timeframes, in line with currency cut-offs.
• Understand  upstream and downstream processes and  identify client impact when reviewing transactions.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the ever-changing Sanctions landscape through knowledge, research, and training.
• Participate in ad-hoc projects related to technology enhancements, procedural updates, and thematic reviews.
• Maintain and review current controls for effectiveness, in close partnership with internal functions and in accordance with company policies and regulatory changes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to deliver strong business results against internal and market cut offs in a fluid and ever-changing sanctions environment. 
• Advanced analytical and written skills, enabling clear and accurate summarization of your decision making.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with other teams. 
• Ability to follow procedures, maintain quality standards, understand regulatory requirements while adhering to the appropriate controls. 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous experience of Sanctions, financial crimes compliance or a related position.
• Proactive and resourceful mindset. 
• MS Office skills including intermediate Excel skills.
• Developing experience using AI-powered analytics, workflow automation, or intelligent process tools to drive efficiency gains, reduce manual effort, or improve accuracy in operational processes.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our  FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.