Sanctions Screening Analyst

Do you want to work at the heart of a growing, next-generation banking firm with global ambitions, protecting it and its customers against sanctions risk? Then we might have the role for you!

Banking Circle is a fintech, bank, and fun all in one. We are on a journey to become payment pioneers. Every day more than one million payments run through our platform. We work closely with central banks and clients worldwide to constantly improve our payment flows. Banking Circle was founded in 2013, and today we are a fully licensed bank with 800 colleagues in 11 countries. We are still growing rapidly, and we invite you to join us and experience a fun and international workplace, where people prefer to come to the office rather than work from home.

Your team welcomes you with open arms
We have exciting opportunities in our first line of defence Sanctions function and are looking for people to join our team conducting Level 1 & 2 Payment Sanctions Screening alert reviews. In this role, you will be responsible for investigating and handling sanctions alerts, requesting further payment information internally and externally and/or escalating potential true matches for further investigation or guidance.

The role is part of a broader global sanctions team run out of London and Singapore; you will be the first members of our new Sanctions hub in Poland, joining the existing BC team that is already in place.

We offer a hybrid work model for our employees to allow for flexibility and productivity. However, we do expect you to spend most of your time in the office to build community and efficiency in the team.

We are also seeking candidates that are prepared to work shift patterns outside of normal business hours. This will be subject to discussions and agreement during the interview process but would include working early or late shifts and during weekends.

Exciting work is waiting for you

• Investigating potential matches and actioning as appropriate
• Managing caseload to ensure payments are processed within SLAs
• Identifying and recommending process and procedural enhancements
• Working with our Data Science teams to continuously improve our systems
• Monitoring regulatory developments and industry best practices
• Maintaining procedures and working instructions to ensure adequacy

Things we’ll look for on your resume
To be the right candidate for this position we expect you to have a track record in sanctions screening built up in similar financial services organisations. You will have worked within a payment screening operation and be used to processing high volumes at pace.

We also expect you to have a relevant educational background and to be familiar with global AML and sanctions rules and regulations. You are able to review and understand payment flows, while always paying good attention to details.

As a person you are analytical, not afraid to work independently with personal accountability, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment. You are also a great team player who can work collaboratively with others across locations and departments.

As Banking Circle is an international company it’s a requirement that you are fluent in English.

Go ahead and take the first step
We look forward to hearing from you. We review applications and interview candidates continuously. Please note that we don’t accept or consider CVs received through email or direct messages.

If you have questions, please reach out to Ellen Aastrup Lentz, Global Recruitment Partner on [email protected]. No recruitment agencies, please.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, age, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local laws, regulations and ordinances. To learn more about Banking Circle, visit is at www.bankingcircle.com

Lokation: Warsaw (PL)