Denied Party Screening Analyst
A Denied Party Screening Analyst manages the day-to-day process of checking customers, vendors, and shipments against restricted and denied party lists — a distinct, high-volume function within larger trade compliance teams, especially at companies processing thousands of transactions a month.
This article explains what a Denied Party Screening Analyst job description may look like.
A Denied Party Screening Analyst is responsible for clearing legitimate transactions quickly while catching the ones that pose real risk. Some of the key duties and requirements for this role include:
Job Duties:
- Screen customers, vendors, and shipments against restricted and denied party lists, including OFAC's SDN list and BIS's Entity, Denied Persons, and Unverified Lists
- Investigate and clear or escalate potential screening matches
- Maintain and tune screening software to reduce false positives while managing risk
- Document screening decisions and maintain audit-ready records
- Support onboarding due diligence for new customers and business partners
- Coordinate with export control and sanctions teams on escalated matches
- Assist with periodic re-screening of customer and vendor master data
- Report screening metrics and trends to the compliance team
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered
- 1–3+ years of experience in trade compliance, screening, or due diligence
- Familiarity with restricted party screening software
- Strong attention to detail and an investigative mindset
- Ability to make sound judgment calls under time pressure
- Clear documentation and communication skills
- Comfort working with large data sets and recurring, high-volume processes
Overall, a Denied Party Screening Analyst plays a focused, detail-driven role that keeps a company's customer and vendor base free of restricted parties — an increasingly specialized function as screening volumes grow.
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