SMBC Group
EMEA Sanctions Advisory Analyst - Assistant Vice President (19811)
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EMEA Sanctions Advisory Analyst - Assistant Vice President (19811)
SMBC: A Trusted Partner for the Long Term
Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career. We welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Our inclusive culture encourages you to bring your authentic, unique self to work.
Who We Are
United by a sense of purpose—to be a trusted partner for the long-term—SMBC Group operates with a universal banking platform in EMEA, driving international growth through award-winning products. We offer a wide range of opportunities to engage in diverse projects and initiatives while delivering:
- A full suite of corporate finance products and solutions
- Investment banking and advisory services
- Innovative solutions in global capital markets
Join us to enhance your skills and gain valuable experience in supporting our clients toward a sustainable future.
Role Summary
Reporting to the EMEA Head of Sanctions Advisory, this Associate Vice President (AVP) role focuses on ensuring the bank’s sanctions compliance across products and transactions. Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting due diligence
- Assessing transaction permissibility
- Advising on complex or high-risk cases
- Ensuring documentation and controls meet regulatory and internal standards
The role also involves:
- Supporting stakeholders through training, guidance, and collaboration with Legal, Compliance, and Front Office teams
- Escalating critical issues when needed
- Strengthening the sanctions framework by:
- Identifying control gaps
- Enhancing policies
- Supporting audits and regulatory reviews
Position Description
- Conduct customer sanctions due diligence assessments and prepare reviews to evaluate:
- Adequacy of controls across products/services
- Effectiveness of controls
- Assess the permissibility of transactions in line with:
- Applicable sanctions regulations
- Legal requirements
- Internal policies
- Perform detailed risk assessments on:
- High-risk or complex transactions Provide clear advice and actionable recommendations for stakeholders
- Review and evaluate sanctions-related clauses in facility documentation to ensure:
- Compliance
- Alignment with the bank’s risk appetite
- Deliver tailored sanctions training for key stakeholders to promote:
- Awareness
- Understanding
- Adherence to regulatory and internal requirements
- Provide ongoing support and guidance to:
- Local Compliance Officers across the EMEA region
- Escalate complex or sensitive issues appropriately to:
- EMEA Head of Sanctions Advisory
- Head of Sanctions
- Liaise with internal stakeholders (e.g., Legal, Compliance, Front Office) to ensure consistent:
- Application of sanctions controls
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of:
- Sanctions policies
- Procedures
- Framework
- Identify control gaps and recommend:
- Improvements to strengthen the bank’s sanctions compliance framework
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Knowledge and Experience
- Strong understanding of legal sanctions frameworks and regulatory instruments
- Solid knowledge of key global sanctions regimes and their practical application
- Good awareness of the bank’s:
- Products
- Services
- Associated risks
- Good analytical skills, with the ability to make:
- Sound, evidence-based decisions
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to:
- Convey complex information clearly
- Handle challenge effectively
- Strong investigative and problem-solving capabilities
- A qualification from the International Compliance Association (ICA) or an equivalent financial crime certification is advantageous.
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What We Offer
We focus on promoting positive well-being and a healthy work-life balance within a diverse and inclusive work environment. Key offerings include:
Flexible and Positive Workplace Culture
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Competitive paid leave days
- Benefits supporting physical well-being:
- Private medical insurance
- Life and invalidity insurance
- Mental wellbeing initiatives:
- Robust behavioral health network
- Counselling and coaching services
- Professional growth opportunities:
- Access to a wide range of learning and development programs
- Career progression pathways
- Ambitious remuneration package
To foster diversity and inclusion, we provide access to:
- Sport & Social Clubs
- Diversity and Inclusion networks
So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop with the support of a dynamic and diverse team — apply today!
Commitment to Inclusion and Equality
We recognize our role as a bank to support social change and welcome applications from all backgrounds, including those in groups often under-represented in financial services. We value each person’s unique professional and personal backgrounds and perspectives, contributing to the sustainable growth of our organization.
We ensure reasonable adjustments are made to the recruitment process if requested due to a disability or long-term condition.
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