Job Description

At U.S. Bank, we're passionate about helping customers and the communities where we live and work. The fifth-largest bank in the United States, were one of the country's most respected, innovative and successful financial institutions. U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

Job Description

This individual will work with a team of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) analysts responsible for supporting the Banks economic sanctions screening systems. He/she will be responsible for the development and maintenance of related analytically-oriented material to be shared with senior leaders, internal and external audit groups, and/or regulators.

The individual must be able to professionally represent the team in interactions with the above named partners; effective communication is an absolute requirement, as is the ability to be a successful collaborator/negotiator with other teams. It is also expected that this individual be highly self-motivated, organized, and an effective manager of time with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. It is preferred the individual have prior experience with OFAC/sanctions regulations.

Responsibilities may include regular performance monitoring and reporting, system testing, data quality analysis, ad-hoc requests, and supporting maintenance of associated documentation. This analyst will not be reviewing alerts generated by the screening systems; rather, the analyst will focus on how the systems work and support oversight functions to monitor performance and minimize associated risk to the Bank.

Essential Functions:

* Demonstrate professional presentation and communication skills for audiences including, but not limited to, senior leadership, internal and external audit, regulatory, and business partners.

* Demonstrate a strong foundation of experience and continued interest using SQL and SAS across various data sources and environments.

* Create and maintain professional program/reporting documentation in support of economic sanctions screening efforts.

* Participate in collaborative sessions regarding team methodology application, and test results presentation and interpretation.

* Think critically to evaluate and/or troubleshoot any issues that manifest.

* Assess competing priorities, and manage requests accordingly.

* Provide timely responses to ad hoc data requests, and possess a sense of urgency for time-sensitive or high priority matters.

* Collaboration with other analysts within and beyond the ES D&A Team to support the Enterprise Financial Crimes Compliance Economic Sanctions Team.

* Ability to quickly develop subject matter expertise on Economic Sanctions screening platforms, if not already in possession of such.

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, and five to eight years of experience in statistical modeling OR
- Master's or PhD degree in a quantitative field, and less than five years of experience in statistical modeling

Preferred Skills/Experience:

* Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or other quantitatively-rigorous discipline.

* Strong computer skills including experience with SAS and/or SQL, Microsoft Office suite.

* Strong critical thinking and research skills, and use of good judgment in decision making.

* Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills.

* Knowledge of, or exposure to federal economic sanctions regulations and the global sanctions regime.

* Working knowledge of Fircosoft, LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG.

* Experience supporting OFAC compliance/risk initiatives in a large, complex, highly-regulated financial institution.

* Experience working with large quantities of data.

Benefits:
Take care of yourself and your family with U.S. Bank employee benefits. We know that healthy employees are happy employees, and we believe that work/life balance should be easy to achieve. That's why we share the cost of benefits and offer a variety of programs, resources and support you need to bring your full self to work and stay present and committed to the people who matter most - your family.

Learn all about U.S. Bank employee benefits, including tuition reimbursement, retirement plans and more, by visiting usbank.com/careers.

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