Overview TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions, Retail Banking and Services, and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

Position: Sanctions Enforcement Specialist Location: Montreal, QC H3A 2A6 Duration: 6 Months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Onsite

- Reviews and tracks business transactions and activities for a given subset of the organization and confirms compliance with international regulations, laws and ordinances.
- Identifies and investigates sanction violations, conducts research on regulations causing violations, and collects evidence to identify the root causes of sanction violations.
- Documents and archives sanction violation incidents for future reporting, transaction processing, and reference for new business operations.
- Analyzes risks associated with given transactions and operations and determines appropriate solutions to address the risks.
- Stays knowledgeable about international law and sanction updates to keep the organization informed.

Responsibilities

- Perform a Level 2 review of transactions that are referred to the OFAC Exception queue for potential sanctions violations and manage the queues in order to ensure our deadlines are being met.




- Conduct investigation on payments that need to be held for regulatory reasons pending additional information and monitor case investigations to make sure that proper follow-ups are being made and responses are being addressed in a timely manner.
- Analyze information obtained from case investigations to make a explicit determination on the proper course of action to be taken on the payment.
- Work closely with the Group Financial Services, Legal and the Treasury in performing wire transfer searches or handling regular case investigations when deemed necessary.
- Ensure that all transactions escalated for Level 2 review are compliant to all external and internal regulations and policies.
- Validate vender added file uploads to our filtering systems to ensure that list changes, additions or deletions are updated to the systems accurately and add/modify/delete entities to the local list as requested by the team
- Ensure all payments comply with Client group payment transparency policy.
- Make direct contribution to Client operational permanent control framework.
- Prepare and analyze various reports as needed
- Make recommendation for procedural changes where deemed necessary.

Minimum Required Qualifications

- Associate/BA degree from accredited college/university.
- 2 3 years experience in OFAC and Sanctions investigation.




- Strong understanding of Regulatory awareness, and the regulations that govern it.
- Proficient knowledge and understanding of the OFAC processes and procedures.
- Knowledgeable of Funds Transfer operations as well as the rules and regulations that govern it.
- (This will include CHIPS, Fedwire, SWIFT, LYNX and ACH).
- Excellent communication, verbal and written skills, as well as, attention to detail and accuracy.
- Self-motivated and ability to multi-task in a high-volume and fast-paced environment.
- The candidate must possess knowledge and basic understanding of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

- ACAMS/ACSS certified.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity. TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships. Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.

📌 Sanctions Specialist (Montreal)
🏢 TEKWISSEN ®
📍 Montreal