Senior Sanctions & Financial Systems Specialist

Guidehouse; Washington; On-site; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid Holidays

Discretionary bonus

Parental Leave

401(k)

Life Insurance

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement

Skills Development

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks a sanctions compliance professional to review OFAC exceptions, analyze license applications, and prepare responses for denials or guidance. The role involves evaluating financial data across sanctions programs and supporting frontline staff with complex analyses in a SCIF at a client site in Washington, DC.

The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to manage backlog, prepare weekly updates, and communicate findings to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree; FOUR (4) years of additional professional experience in lieu of Bachelor’s
• THREE (3) or more years of sanctions experience to include financial crimes, or other relevant experience.
• ACTIVE and MAINTAINED Top Secret Federal clearance; upgrade to TS/SCI required.
• Ability to work full-time in a SCIF at the client site in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze requests for exceptions and authorizations to conduct transactions under OFAC sanctions.
• Review and analyze financial and business data in license and exception applications across OFAC programs.
• Review, analyze, and process older licensing cases to reduce backlog.
• Draft responses to exception requests, including license denials or guidance letters.
• Research and document complex financial and business activities to support sanctions programs.
• Review pre-publication requests for sensitive or classified material.
• Prepare weekly meetings and progress reports for leadership review.

Skills

Sanctions experience

TS/SCI clearance

Data analysis

Client-site work

Education

Bachelor’s degree

4 years experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Job Family

Management Consulting

Travel Required

Up to 10%

Clearance Required

Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do

• Review and analyze requests for exceptions and authorizations to conduct transactions that are generally prohibited by existing U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs.

• Review and analyze a wide range of financial and business data included in license and exception applications across OFAC sanctions programs.

• Review, analyze, and process older licensing cases across OFAC sanctions programs to reduce the backlog and better serve OFAC’s customers.

• Draft responses to potential exception requests, including but not limited to license denials, interpretive guidance, or return without action letters.

• Research, analyze, and document complex financial, trade, and other business activities from a variety of sources, including commercial and open sources, to support sanctions programs.

• Review pre-publication requests for sensitive or classified material.

• Prepare weekly meetings and progress reports for leadership review.

What You Will Need

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED Top Secret Federal clearance; once onboarded, must upgrade and maintain a Top Secret with SCI (TS/SCI) Federal security clearance.

• Bachelor’s Degree; FOUR (4) years of additional professional experience in lieu of Bachelor’s

• THREE (3) or more years of sanctions experience to include financial crimes, or other relevant experience.

• Ability to work full-time in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) at the client site in Washington, DC.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• A deep understanding of comprehensive and sectoral sanctions programs, for example related to Russia/Ukraine/Belarus, Iran (including proliferation and terrorism), transnational illicit finance, or narcotics trafficking.

• Knowledge of methods, techniques and subject matter analysis applied to sanctions programs and investigations, plus skills in researching, collecting, and analyzing large amounts of raw data from various databases.

• Experience analyzing and investigating sanctions and financial crimes.

• Prior experience working in or with OFAC and/or related sanctions, law enforcement, and intelligence task forces.

• Prior experience with the submission or receipt of OFAC licensing and exception requests, whether on behalf of public or private sector bodies.

• Data and link analysis experience inclusive of common tools such as i2 Analyst’s Notebook, Palantir, Tableau, and Gephi.

• Public record and open-source databases such as Voyager, LexisNexis, CLEAR, and PACER.

• General knowledge of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) organizational structure, functions, sources, and types of records maintained.

• Foreign language skills pertinent to current sanctions programs (including but not limited to Arabic, Belarussian, Farsi, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian).

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.