Sanctions Analyst Financial Crime CoE - AML - Insurance 6 months - 3 Days in the City

We are seeking an experienced Sanctions Analyst to join a global Financial Crime Centre of Excellence on a fixed-term basis. This role will provide specialist advice and support across financial and trade sanctions, export controls and related AML matters within a fast-paced (re)insurance environment.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders to identify, assess and manage sanctions risk, respond to complex business enquiries, and help embed an effective sanctions compliance framework aligned with UK, EU and US regulations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing expert sanctions and AML advice to the business

• Supporting sanctions risk assessment, policy development and regulatory change analysis

• Acting as an escalation point for sanctions screening alerts

• Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, internal policies and governance standards

• Trade Sanctions knowledge and able to go through Bordereraux data

About you:

• Strong working knowledge of UK, EU and US sanctions and export controls

• Experience within insurance, reinsurance or financial services

• Excellent communication, judgement and attention to detail

• Able to balance regulatory requirements with commercial considerations

• Need to have practical knowledge about UK Russian sanctions regulations or the sanctions impacting the maritime sector which is what makes up a large number of their referrals. Candidates also need to be able to give consideration to broader trade sanctions.

An immediate start is required for this one