Sanctions Analyst

Job Family:

Travel Required:

Clearance Required:

What You Will Do:

• Review and analyze requests for exceptions and authorizations to conduct transactions that are generally prohibited by existing U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs.
• Review and analyze a wide range of financial and business data included in license and exception applications across OFAC sanctions programs.
• Review analyze and process older licensing cases across OFAC sanctions programs to reduce the backlog and better serve OFACs customers.
• Draft responses to potential exception requests including but not limited to license denials interpretive guidance or return without action letters.
• Research analyze and document complex financial trade and other business activities from a variety of sources including commercial and open sources to support sanctions programs.
• Review pre-publication requests for sensitive or classified material.
• Prepare weekly meetings and progress reports for leadership review.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED Top Secret Federal clearance; once onboarded must upgrade and maintain a Top Secret with SCI (TS/SCI) Federal security clearance.
• Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.
• Bachelors Degree or FOUR (4) years of additional professional experience in lieu of Bachelors.
• Masters degree will count for One (1)year of professional experience.
• FIVE (5) years of relevant professional experience including at least ONE (1) year of sanctions-specific experience.
• Ability to work full-time in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) at the client site in Washington DC.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• A deep understanding of comprehensive and sectoral sanctions programs for example related to Russia/Ukraine/Belarus Iran (including proliferation and terrorism) transnational illicit finance or narcotics trafficking.
• Knowledge of methods techniques and subject matter analysis applied to sanctions programs and investigations plus skills in researching collecting and analyzing large amounts of raw data from various databases.
• Experience analyzing and investigating sanctions and financial crimes.
• Prior experience working in or with OFAC and/or related sanctions law enforcement and intelligence task forces.
• Prior experience with the submission or receipt of OFAC licensing and exception requests whether on behalf of public or private sector bodies.
• Data and link analysis experience inclusive of common tools such as i2 Analysts Notebook Palantir Tableau and Gephi.
• Public record and open-source databases such as Voyager LexisNexis CLEAR and PACER.
• General knowledge of the U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) organizational structure functions sources and types of records maintained.
• Foreign language skills pertinent to current sanctions programs (including but not limited to Arabic Belarussian Farsi Russian Spanish and Ukrainian).

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

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