Guidehouse

Sanctions Analyst

Guidehouse • $98K — $163K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret Federal clearance and ability to maintain a Top Secret with SCI (TS/SCI) clearance after onboarding.
  • US Citizenship required due to client engagement specifics.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent 4 years of professional experience.
  • Five years of relevant professional experience, including one year of sanctions-specific experience.
  • Master's degree counts as one year of professional experience.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze requests for exceptions and authorizations under OFAC sanctions programs.
  • Evaluate financial and business data in licensing applications related to sanctions.
  • Process older licensing cases to reduce backlog for OFAC.
  • Draft responses including license denials and interpretive guidance for exception requests.
  • Research and document complex business activities to support sanctions programs.
  • Review pre-publication requests for sensitive material.
  • Prepare weekly progress reports for review by leadership.

Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Skills Development Opportunities
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend
Full 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.
  • Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.
  • Bachelor's Degree or FOUR (4) years of additional professional experience in lieu of Bachelor's.
  • Master's degree will count for One (1)year of professional experience.
  • FIVE (5) years of relevant professional experience, including at least ONE (1) year of sanctions-specific 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 a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
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