Sanctions Escalations - Senior Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader in the UK is seeking a compliance analyst to review wire transactions and assess potential AML concerns. Ideal candidates should have substantial banking experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams. This role offers a dynamic environment where you will engage in critical decision-making processes while adhering to regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Substantial work experience in banking.
• Managerial experience required to train team members.
• Ability to maintain high quality in a risk‑intensive environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze wire transactions.
• Investigate live transactions for AML concerns.
• Collaborate with compliance units.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Ability to follow procedures

Education

Degree level education

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and make decisions on wire transactions and specific issues escalated to/from internal business units.
• Validate positive search results and provide detailed research information to support the resolution of a match.
• Communicate issues with management, the lines of business, and compliance units both in writing and verbally.
• Perform and review highly sensitive client and transaction search information.
• Report, elevate, and document results.
• Collaborate with Global Financial Crimes Compliance and Global Sanctions Compliance to assess alerts for potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or sanctions‑related activity based on system and manually sourced alerts, consistent with global and local standards.
• Investigate live transactions presenting potential AML (Anti‑Money Laundering) and sanctions concerns within the EMEA Transactions Screening team.
• Adapt to a rapidly changing business and regulatory environment.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as requested.
• Work flexible hours; occasional overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Educated to a degree level and/or has obtained the appropriate level of business experience.
• Substantial work experience in banking.
• Able to deliver strong business results against internal and market cut‑offs in a fluid and ever‑changing sanctions environment.
• Advanced analytical and written skills, enabling the clear and accurate summarization of decision making.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with other teams.
• Ability to follow procedures, maintain quality standards, understand regulatory requirements while adhering to the appropriate controls.
• Previous experience of sanctions, financial crimes compliance, or a related position.
• Managerial experience required to train, teach, coach, and mentor senior team members and entry‑level analysts.
• Ability to maintain high quality in a risk‑intensive environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proactive and resourceful mindset.
• MS Office skills including intermediate Excel skills.

About the Company

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first‑class business approach drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.