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).
Salary Information:
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.
- 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 an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.