Due Diligence Specialist

Your Job
Koch Capabilities is seeking a contribution motivated and self-driven Specialist to join our Due Diligence Capability. This role will primarily focus on ensuring compliance with Know Your Customer requirements and conducting thorough screenings against sanctions lists.

A successful candidate will have excellent critical thinking, problem-solving and written and verbal communication skills, a customer focus, and the ability to collaborate across our organization to ensure compliance with export controls, trade sanctions and anti-money laundering laws.

Our Team
Our Due Diligence Capability is made up of professionals who support the diverse global businesses that make up Koch Inc. by advising on key international trade risks, which include sanctions compliance.

What You Will Do

• Conduct comprehensive reviews of external party files to ensure completeness and alignment with business requirements.
• Perform restricted party screenings using SAP GTS and maintain audit trails for leadership review.
• Screen transaction-related parties and addresses against applicable sanctions lists.
• Identify and escalate positive screening matches for further guidance and resolution.
• Collaborate with business units to gather additional information for decision-making on flagged matches.
• Support acquired businesses and non-SAP entities in aligning data streams with the sanctions screening process.
• Verify receipt and signature of required documentation to uphold compliance standards.
• Organize and store documentation centrally for accessibility and audit readiness.
• Maintain and update procedures and documentation related to sanctions screening.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 2+ years of experience in trade compliance or a related function within a multinational organization.
• Experience conducting KYC screening and identifying red flags.
• General knowledge of AML/KYC laws and regulations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Experience using SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS).

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with third-party screening applications.
• Exposure to Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) processes.
• In-depth understanding of regulatory bodies such as OFAC and BIS.
• Advanced proficiency with tools like Power BI, Alteryx, or UiPath.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Who We Are
Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.