Senior Consultant - Financial Sanctions and AML

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Where We Need You

Protiviti Italy is looking for a Senior Consultant to join our growing Audit & Compliance - Financial Services team, where you will support clients in strengthening their Financial Sanctions and AML frameworks , addressing regulatory expectations and enhancing governance, processes and controls across the organization.

You will be involved in advisory engagements covering risk assessments, regulatory compliance, internal controls, remediation plans with specific focus on financial sanctions.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design, review and enhancement of Financial Sanctions and AML frameworks , policies and internal controls
• Contribute to Sanctions and AML Risk Assessments , including exposure analysis, vulnerability assessments and evaluation of control effectiveness
• Support in gap analysis on sanctions and AML topics, including support in remediation plans and execution
• Assist in the definition and review of sanctions screening approaches , covering customers, transactions and third parties
• Support implementation and enhancement of AML and sanctions tools , acting as a liaison between Compliance, IT and external vendors
• Support in supervisory requests and inspections , including preparation of documentation and responses
• Prepare client deliverables (reports, presentations, action plans) for senior management and control functions
• Monitor regulatory developments (e.g. EU AML Package, EBA Guidelines, sanctions regimes ) and assess impacts on client frameworks

What Will Help You Be Successful

Essential requirements:

• University degree in Economics, Law or related fields
• Between 3-5 years of experience in AML, Financial Crime, Sanctions Compliance , within consulting firm
• Solid knowledge and proven experience in financial sanctions regulatory frameworks
• Good understanding of sanctions screening methodologies , alert management and escalation processes
• Experience in risk assessments, control reviews, audits or remediation initiatives
• Ability to manage workstreams autonomously and interact with multiple stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in English

Nice to have:

• Professional certifications (e.g. CAMS, ICA, CSS )