AML & CDD Specialist: Client Onboarding & Monitoring

We are recruiting for apliance Analyst to join our Can I Act team.

The team deals with business acceptance (bothpliance and conflicts clearance) and ongoing monitoring of the Firm's business relationships, and supports the wider Risk andpliance function on a number of strategic and critical business protection activities.

Reporting into one of the team leaders in the CIA team, the role holder will work with the wider CIA team to assist the Firm on :

• Onboarding clients, supporting with gathering due diligence and risk assessments;
• Undertaking periodic and trigger based reviews of the Firm's clients (including any enhanced due diligence measures and monitoring required);
• Undertaking reviews and investigations of any screening alerts (covering sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media or ESG / reputational concerns);
• Source of funds and financialpliance queries and checks, including third party payments queries; and
• Ensuringpliance with internal policies and procedures relating to business acceptance, client and matter inception and ongoing monitoring.

In addition, the role holder will provide advice and support to the firm, its partners, and employees on a varied and challenging workload of enquiries relating to business acceptance across all work types and areas of the firm, including source of funds / wealth, client due diligence (CDD), other financial crime and sanctions matters.

• Undertake client due diligence, and provision of support to fee earners inpleting client and matter risk assessments and other legalpliance functions all whilst ensuring adherence to AML regulations and internal processes.
• Provide clear, accurate advice regarding CDD / KYC requirements, client and matter inception, source of funds / TPPs, and general AML queries.
• Provision of ad hoc support and acting as a point of contact for answering queries from the wider business onpliance matters relating to the above.
• Be able to interpret AML regulations and internal policies to make risk based decisions when providing client and matter risk advice to colleagues in the firm.
• To elevateplex issues to the team leaders, team manager or Head of AML and FC, including reputational matters where appropriate, with suggested proposals on the course of action.
• To provide support on wider risk andpliance projects as need be, which might include creation and delivery of training, updating guidance and forms for the team and the firm, including presenting to the firm as need be on any related topic.
• To build and maintain strong relationships across the firm, acting as a point of contact in relation to business acceptance and ongoing monitoring queries.
• To participate and support as necessary on any relevant risk andpliance projects or work streams.
• Promote a positivepliance and risk culture across all offices and functions.

• This role would suit someone with experience of dealing with AML regulatory issues, client onboarding and / or ongoing monitoring in apliance function at another law firm.
• A minimum of 2 years' technical and practical experience of CDD within a law firm is preferred.
• Demonstrate good technical knowledge of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017.
• Strong reasoning skills and the ability to think laterally.
• Excellentmunication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate andmunicate with stakeholders at all levels, including the ability to effectivelymunicate and justify business acceptance decisions to partners, and handle challenging conversations.
• Demonstrate credibility to gain respect internally and, to the extent appropriate to the role, externally with people at all levels.
• Have an awareness ofmercial issues and themercial concerns of partners within the firm.
• A self starter, proactive and demonstrates ability to prioritise work and multitask effectively to meet deadlines and work to service level agreements.
• Methodical approach to work and superb attention to detail.
• Excellent team player.

The Can I Act team (CIA) sits within the Risk andpliance function for the Firm, and supports with business acceptance (bothpliance and conflicts clearance) and ongoing monitoring of the Firm's business relationships, together with advising the Firm on generalpliance queries, undertaking sanctions andpliance monitoring, and supporting on source of funds / third party payments queries and issues. The CIA team also supports the wider Risk andpliance function on a number of strategic and critical business protection activities.

The team undertakes a variety of tasks associated with client and matter onboarding, and also provides regular training and guidance across the Firm. The team consists of 20pliance professionals. Apliance team manager is responsible for day to day management of the team, supported by 3 team leaders. The team reports into the Firm's Head of AML and FC.

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