Senior Sanctions Screening Analyst (Fircosoft SME Model & Risk Focus)

Zohorecruit; Jersey City (NJ); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Senior Sanctions Screening Analyst to serve as Fircosoft SME with a model validation focus, leading enhancements to screening logic and supporting Version 6 upgrades. You will partner with Compliance, Risk and Technology to ensure accurate transaction monitoring, analyze inputs and outputs, and translate complex rules into business context for regulators.

The role is fully remote and requires 10+ years in financial services with strong BSA-AML and data analysis skills,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial services with a focus on sanctions screening/BSA-AML.
• Hands-on Fircosoft experience (Continuity, Trust, Classic).
• Experience supporting Fircosoft Version 6 upgrades.
• Strong understanding of screening filters, tuning, and matching logic.
• Experience defending screening models in regulatory settings.
• SQL skills and data visualization with Power BI.
• Ability to translate technical screening logic into business and risk explanations.
• Strong communication with compliance, risk, and technology stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Explain screening logic and system design to stakeholders and model validators.
• Support Fircosoft Version 6 upgrade, including configuration analysis and validation readiness.
• Analyze how screening inputs, matches, and outputs are generated across monitoring workflows.
• Define and document business requirements, rulesets, and screening logic.
• Partner with Compliance, Technology, and QA to test and validate screening behavior.
• Investigate false positives/negatives and explain system decisions from risk perspective.
• Develop process flows, data models, and documentation for screening systems.
• Perform data analysis using SQL and develop reporting/visualizations to support decision-making.

Skills

Sanctions screening

SQL

Power BI

Regulatory reporting

Tools

Fircosoft

Version 6 upgrade

Job description

Senior Sanctions Screening Analyst (Fircosoft SME Model & Risk Focus)

Jersey City, United States | Posted on 02/26/2026

Job Description

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team:

Join a leading global financial institution s Compliance Analytics function, supporting critical Financial Crimes Compliance initiatives across the Americas. This team operates at the intersection of risk, regulatory oversight, and technology, ensuring sanctions screening systems effectively detect and prevent illicit financial activity. The group works closely with senior compliance leaders, model validation teams, and technology partners to enhance screening capabilities and maintain regulatory integrity in a highly scrutinized environment.

What s In Store For You:

• Opportunity to play a key role in a major Fircosoft Version 6 transformation initiative
• High-impact position supporting Tier 1 regulatory models under validation scrutiny
• Direct exposure to senior compliance, risk, and model validation stakeholders
• Fully remote work environment

How You Will Make An Impact:

• Serve as a Sanctions Screening SME, explaining screening logic, filter behavior, and system design to stakeholders and model validators
• Support the Fircosoft Version 6 upgrade, including configuration analysis, filter tuning, and validation readiness
• Analyze how screening systems process inputs, generate matches, and manage outputs across transaction monitoring workflows
• Define and document business requirements, rulesets, and screening logic
• Partner with Compliance, Technology, and QA teams to test and validate screening behavior
• Investigate false positives/negatives and explain system decisions from a risk and regulatory perspective
• Develop process flows, data models, and documentation for screening systems
• Perform data analysis using SQL and develop reporting/visualizations to support decision-making

Requirements

Are you a proven Sanctions Screening SME with deep Fircosoft and model validation expertise?

• 10+ years of experience in financial services, with strong focus on sanctions screening / BSA-AML
• Deep hands-on experience with Fircosoft (Continuity, Trust, Classic)
• Experience supporting or implementing Fircosoft Version 6 (strongly preferred)
• Strong understanding of screening filters, tuning, and matching logic
• Experience explaining and defending screening models in model validation or regulatory settings
• Solid SQL skills and experience working with data analysis/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Proven ability to translate technical screening logic into business and risk explanations
• Strong communication skills working with compliance, risk, and technology stakeholders