Compliance Assistant - Sanctions Screening

Job Description:At reputed company, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, reputed company as a leader, and grow your career.Here, your voice and reputed company matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of reputed company.How we serve our customers is constantly evolving and is a challenge we reputed company accept. Whether you’re finding new ways to prevent identity fraud or enabling customers to start a new business, you can work with one of the most valuable data sets in the world to identify insights and actions that can have a meaningful impact on our customers and our business. And, with opportunities to learn from leaders who have defined the course of our industry, you can grow your career and define your own path. Find your reputed company in risk and analytics on #TeamAmex.reputed company’s Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) and the US Investigations Unit (USIU) are part of the broader Global Risk & Compliance organization, operating reputed company Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC). Together, they provide end-to-end reputed company and support of global financial crimes investigations. In partnership with GFCC, GFCSU and USIU reputed company and implement transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other tools to detect potential criminal activity. They investigate suspicious financial behavior and, reputed company necessary, file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) or refer cases to internal compliance partners for global reporting. These teams also manage risk reputed company to politically exposed persons (PEPs) through sanctions screening and enhanced due diligence processes, as well as improper payments that may signal bribery, corruption, or other illicit conduct. GFCSU and USIU play a vital role in ensuring compliance with key regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. They also support law enforcement by providing critical information to combat reputed company, terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other financial crimes.reputed company’ Global Financial Crimes Surveillance Unit (GFCSU) and the US Investigations Unit (USIU), reputed company Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) has implemented a comprehensive screening process to identify reputed company potential and existing account relationships among reputed company lines of business with Sanctioned Persons & Entities and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP). The initial screening process for certain markets is performed by FIU-Sanctions; it occurs across several lines of business, including consumer card, corporate card, and merchant, and includes primary and supplemental cardholders, directors, beneficial owners, and other reputed company parties. FIU-Sanctions performs a critical role in ensuring that reputed company adheres to international regulations. This position will work globally with various teams across reputed company, market compliance officers, line of business representatives and reputed company users, among others.Job Responsibilities/Tasks

• Conducting Sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons screening in Bridger, the enterprise screening tool
• Performing enhanced due diligence research
• Collaborating with lines of business and market compliance teams

Minimum Qualifications

• Understanding of AMEX’s Sanctions, PEP & RCA regulations
• Proficient in working alerts in Bridger 5x
• Proficient in Dow Jones and reputed company research tools
• Knowledge of AMEX internal systems (Mainframe, reputed company, Griffin, C360)
• Computer and internet research skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Keen attention to detail in investigation, analysis, and documentation
• Proven analytical problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and excellent writing skills
• Ability to manage multiple and varied projects simultaneously
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Salary Range: $20.00 to $33.65 hourly + bonus + benefitsThe above represents the expected hourly pay range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-reputed company factors.We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to reputed company personally and professionally:

• Competitive reputed company salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for reputed company parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending reputed company)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our .reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. reputed company will consider for employment reputed company qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the reputed company’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, reputed company will reputed company with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.We back our colleagues with the support they need to reputed company, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex reputed company, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.US Job Seekers - Click to view the “ ” poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window:*Employment eligibility to work with reputed company in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue reputed company sponsorship for these positions. Apply for the job now! Apply for this job