Operations Consultant - Sanctions

Bank of America; Bromley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Wellbeing benefits

Flexible benefits

Employee assistance

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an Operations Consultant – Sanctions to join the Center of Excellence for economic sanctions monitoring in Bromley. The role supports Global Payment Operations, focusing on designing and delivering compliant sanctions solutions for the wire and ACH processing environment.

The candidate will lead cross-functional initiatives, advise on complex transactions, and drive process improvements within a high-risk financial services setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in Operations or Compliance, with Sanctions ideal.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Solid risk-awareness and ability to adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Advise on design, development, and implementation of complex products, systems, and services in an operations environment.
• Direct activities of a team on special initiatives.
• Act as a technical expert understanding the business unit's processes and implications across teams.
• Consult on present-state and future-state approaches and guide program setup and execution.
• Identify responsibilities and accountabilities for key programs and projects.

Skills

Experience in Operations

Compliance background

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organized

Risk framework

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Job Title: Operations Consultant - Sanctions

Corporate Title: Up to Vice President

Location: Bromley

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs. Here you’ll find plentiful and easy commuting routes, with central London just 15 minutes away by train.

Role Description:

In this role you will be part of the Center of Excellence for economic sanctions monitoring and therefore part of Global Payment Operations (GPO). GPO is the central hub for Bank of America in playing a monumental and mission critical role in establishing, servicing, supporting and monitoring two of the most widely used electronic payment processing vehicles - Wire and ACH - in the financial services arena worldwide. GPO is also accountable for the SSCoE (Sanctions Screening Center of Excellence) that reviews all of Bank of America’s customers and transactions to ensure compliance with Bank of America’s Economic Sanctions Program. This job is responsible for the day-to-day resolution of complex problems and the research and execution of complex transactions for a single site/business unit or smaller business unit(s).

Key responsibilities include strategically advising upon the design, development, and implementation of products, systems, and services using discretion within the project management methodologies.

• You will advise on the design, development, and implementation of complex products, systems, and services in an operations environment using discretionary judgment.
• You will advise on projects and directs activities of a team related to special initiatives.
• You will advise as a technical expert in assigned area, providing an understanding of the business unit's operations processes and implications on other groups within the operations function.
• You will consult on present-state, develops alternative future-state approaches, and facilitates implementations by creating a clear and coherent approach to guide effective program/initiative setup, execution, and control.
• You will identify and recommends responsibilities and accountabilities for key programs/projects.

What we are looking for:

• You will have previous experience in Operations or Compliance, with Sanctions being the ideal.
• You will be a highly organized individual – being able to prioritise, use your own initiative and be flexible in approach.
• You will have a high attention to detail, whilst being able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and navigate change.
• You will have a strong risk framework and approach.
• You will have excellent oral and written communications skills.

Skills that will help (optional):

• Experience & Knowledge of economic sanctions program requirements and disposition of sanctions alerts or extensive background with WTX and/or ACH experience will be advantageous.
• Experience in Global Banking & Markets business process will be advantageous.
• A working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook will be advantageous.

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

• UK At Bank of America, we strive to prioritise employees’ health and wellbeing – it’s what makes us a Great Place to Work.
• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• We offer 26-weeks paid maternity leave, 16-weeks paid paternity leave and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers including 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness, cycle to work etc.
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations and resources relating to men’s health, women’s health, fertility, menopause and pregnancy & parenthood
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America: Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religious or similar philosophical belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

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