Senior Sanctions Advisory Analyst - Risk & Compliance

XB Consultants; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

XB Consultants is seeking a Senior Sanctions Advisory Analyst to provide practical sanctions analysis and advisory support across the firm’s global businesses and office network.

You will interpret and apply OFAC/OFSI/EU/UN regimes, assess sanctions risk, and prepare analyses for senior stakeholders. This role emphasizes advisory exposure across onboarding, reviews and trigger events in a busy global environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sanctions, sanctions risk, compliance risk, or related advisory experience.
• Hands-on experience assessing and advising on sanctions risk is essential.
• Strong knowledge of US/OFAC, UK/OFSI, EU and UN sanctions regimes.
• Experience analysing complex ownership structures and designated-person exposure.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical risk-based advice.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for senior stakeholders.
• Experience in financial services or professional services is advantageous.
• ICA or sanctions/legal qualifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide sanctions advisory support on clients, beneficial owners, counterparties, transactions and jurisdictions.
• Assess and manage sanctions-related risk and jurisdictional exposure.
• Interpret OFAC, OFSI, EU, UN regimes in business scenarios.
• Review sanctions alerts and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Conduct OSINT research, sanctions case reviews and horizon scanning.
• Support onboarding, periodic reviews and trigger-event sanctions assessments.
• Prepare concise sanctions analyses and escalation papers.
• Support sanctions policies, training, testing and risk improvements.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal and business teams on sanctions matters.

Skills

Sanctions advisory

Sanctions risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

OSINT research

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Financial crime knowledge

Education

ICA sanctions qualification

Job description

XB Consultants is seeking a Senior Sanctions Advisory Analyst to provide practical sanctions analysis and advisory support across the firm’s global businesses and office network.

You will interpret and apply OFAC/OFSI/EU/UN regimes, assess sanctions risk, and prepare analyses for senior stakeholders. This role emphasizes advisory exposure across onboarding, reviews and trigger events in a busy global environment.