Overview

Senior Financial Security Officer, Sanctions (Systems) – Assistant Vice President. Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars: being a great place to work, committed to sustainability and having a positive impact, and development of our people.

The UK Compliance function provides specialist advice and support to UK Senior Management, business lines and functions in adhering to internal controls and external rules and managing compliance risks. UK Financial Security (UKFS) oversees anti-money laundering, sanctions & embargoes, and anti-bribery and corruption. The Head of UK Financial Security & UK MLRO leads the team across areas including anti-bribery and corruption, anti-facilitation of tax evasion, anti-proliferation financing, financial and trade sanctions, investigations and horizon scanning, training, and policy.

The UKFS team performs functions such as providing training, monitoring and reporting on staff compliance, and interpreting laws, regulations and standards for BNP Paribas CIB London staff.

Job Purpose

Support on all activities relating to the provision of sanctions expertise and governance for systems responsible for sanctions screening and filtering.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Financial Security Sanctions to ensure CIB UK has the systems and procedural infrastructure to comply with Group Sanctions Policy and UK legal and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and key contact providing guidance on sanctions system configuration with in-depth knowledge of live transaction filtering and client name screening systems, contributing to a robust sanctions compliance program.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key business and central technical team stakeholders.
• Deliver small-scale projects and act as key contributor for specific tasks on Sanctions & Embargoes systems in strategic and tactical projects.
• Identify opportunities to develop and improve the effectiveness of the sanctions infrastructure, governance and oversight framework.
• Provide technical Sanctions & Embargoes advice to local stakeholders and nearshored hubs including B2 Lisbon and UK Businesses in respect of Group Policy, CIB and local requirements.
• Undertake essential team processes performed under Group and Local Sanctions Policies and procedures such as List Management, client screening and transaction screening alert processing, controls, circumvention, voluntary self-disclosure and management information.
• Focus on providing analysis and interpreting results to identify key risks and trends for management information.
• Provide support to ensure the governance and oversight framework is sufficient to manage Sanctions & Embargoes filtering and screening systems.
• Assist with ensuring that local UKFS Sanctions Team procedures are up-to-date and effective.
• Support on developing and providing Sanctions & Embargoes training to staff.
• Provide support to the wider UKFS and UK Compliance team on payment and financial sanctions topics.
• Attend and contribute to key industry sanctions panels.
• Ensure awareness of sanctions regulatory developments, particularly UK sanctions, and consider how these may impact the UK sanctions framework.

Requirements

• Advanced understanding of sanctions & embargoes filtering and screening systems used by Group that UK CIB relies on.
• Knowledge of payment types and systems (e.g., SEPA, CHAPS, UK Faster Payments) and SWIFT types (MT and MX); ability to read SWIFT messages.
• Experience with new technology in financial services (e.g., payment service providers, blockchain, cryptocurrencies) and their associated sanctions and financial crime risks.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate technical concepts and provide specialist guidance.
• Professionally qualified Compliance professional with strong knowledge of sanctions and embargoes controls and frameworks.
• Solid experience in a Financial Crime sanctions environment and advisory role in a UK FCA-regulated banking organisation.
• Solid working knowledge of sanctions regulatory environments (UK, EU, US, UN, France, etc.) and ability to translate into policy and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to identify key risks and ask questions during queries/alert investigations/reviews.
• Proven communication and relationship management skills.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (hybrid/flexible working and agile).

We offer award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy, including:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• 12% non-contributory pension, life assurance, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering, including private medical schemes, dental cover, wellbeing app, CBT support, subsidised gym memberships, health assessments, Private GP services for employees and dependants, Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support, neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Onsite services in London (physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, mental health support, gym, etc.).
• Emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and other benefits.
• *Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.

We are committed to Net Zero in financing and investment portfolios by 2050 and to increasing low-carbon financing.

We support volunteering and community impact as part of our culture.

3. We believe in our people

We offer comprehensive training, mentoring and career development with a track record of internal progression. Our culture emphasizes diversity and inclusion, with numerous networks and resources for employees.

Equal opportunities

BNP Paribas is committed to equal employment opportunity without regard to protected characteristics.

Adjustments

We provide adjustments in recruitment for candidates with disabilities or health conditions and invite you to request support early in the process.