Operations Analyst - 2nd Shift - Sanctions Screening Center of Excellence

Bank of America; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Bank of America in Richmond, VA is seeking a sanctions analysis professional to support the Center of Excellence for economic sanctions monitoring. You will investigate OFAC alerts and review domestic and international transactions to ensure regulatory compliance across multiple client segments.

The role emphasizes accurate data handling, basic reporting, and collaboration with partners to implement new products and processes while maintaining strong risk-management and regulatory adherence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in financial services, operations, compliance, sanctions, or a related risk management environment.
• Experience working in a highly regulated, production‑driven environment with a strong focus on compliance, accuracy, and risk mitigation.
• Ability to remain focused in a repetitive environment.
• Ability to navigate through multiple systems while maintaining data integrity.
• Analytical and detail oriented; ability to make accurate and timely decisions.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• PC proficiency and excellent keyboarding/typing skills/data entry.
• Ability to work independently, as well as, within a team.
• Overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Investigate OFAC alerts for both domestic and international consumer, commercial and wholesale bank businesses or services functions.
• Reviewing and processing OFAC transactions to meet compliance requirements.
• Performs item processing functions under moderate supervision within a process that has built‑in checks and balances.
• Ensures quality service and effective and efficient operations support for the assigned area's internal business partners and/or external customers/clients.
• Basic level reporting.
• Assists with coordination of implementation for products, services, and operational solutions.
• Supports the design, documentation, implementation, and monitoring of new products and services.
• Provides guidance regarding procedural, technical, and operational changes.
• Expands business products knowledge within operations environment.
• Builds network by developing relationships with partners and teammates.
• Inspects data to identify issues and trends.
• Collects and interprets data to validate operational processes.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

Data Management

Research

Critical Thinking

Reporting

Written Communications

Process Performance Management

Strategic Thinking

Education

College degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role‑specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description: This job is responsible for analyzing the day-to-day issues, researching, and providing resolution for various issues identified within a business unit. Key responsibilities include supporting defined procedures, routine analytics, and creating reports and completing exception processing.

Line of Business Specific Description: About Sanctions Screening Center of Excellence: The Center of Excellence for economic sanctions monitoring is 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. SSCoE serves BAML’s eight lines of business, delivering global, regional and local capabilities through secure, fast and reliable technology, and people with the knowledge and experience to deliver timely and accurate review of all sanctions alerts across all products of Bank of America. Team also has the responsibility to provide support to client facing teams and clients where needed to educate on compliance program, drive better quality of data defining the customer and their day‑to‑day banking transactions.

Responsibilities

• Investigate Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) alerts for both domestic and international consumer, commercial and wholesale bank businesses or services functions.
• Reviewing and processing OFAC transactions to meet compliance requirements.
• Performs item processing functions under moderate supervision within a process that has built‑in checks and balances.
• Ensures quality service and effective and efficient operations support for the assigned area's internal business partners and/or external customers/clients.
• Basic level reporting.
• Assists with coordination of implementation for products, services, and operational solutions.
• Supports the design, documentation, implementation, and monitoring of new products and services.
• Provides guidance regarding procedural, technical, and operational changes.
• Expands business products knowledge within operations environment.
• Builds network by developing relationships with partners and teammates.
• Inspects data to identify issues and trends.
• Collects and interprets data to validate operational processes.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in financial services, operations, compliance, sanctions, or a related risk management environment.
• Experience working in a highly regulated, production‑driven environment with a strong focus on compliance, accuracy, and risk mitigation.
• Ability to remain focused in a repetitive environment.
• Ability to navigate through multiple systems while maintaining data integrity.
• Analytical and detail oriented; ability to make accurate and timely decisions.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• PC proficiency and excellent keyboarding/typing skills/data entry.
• Ability to work independently, as well as, within a team.
• Overtime as required.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous Economic Sanctions, AML, Wire Transaction and/or previous Compliance experience highly desired.
• College degree or equivalent work experience desired.
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions.
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward.
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base.
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.

Skills

• Attention to Detail
• Customer and Client Focus
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Process Performance Management
• Research
• Adaptability
• Business Analytics
• Critical Thinking
• Reporting
• Written Communications
• Data Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
• Management Process Design
• Process Effectiveness
• Strategic Thinking

Shift and Hours

Shift: 2nd shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 40

Pay and Benefits Information

• Pay range $25.00 - $32.67 hourly pay, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.
• Predictable pay This role is compensated with a base salary and is not incentive eligible.
• Benefits This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry‑leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

Pay Transparency Details

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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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