Hays Legal is exclusively instructed with this exceptional new role. My client is looking to recruit apliance Analyst to supplement its existing client onboarding/CDD team. Reporting directly to the Head of Risk &pliance, the successful individual will work closely with anotherpliance professional and the Head of Risk &pliance to ensure all new clients/matters are verified and screened in accordance with the processes and procedures which are grounded in the suite of Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations.Key Responsibilities:
1. Identity Verification: Conducting Client Due Diligence (CDD) and screening checks using the incumbent third-party supplier of electronic identification and verification software. Reviewing screening hits (PEPs and sanctions/watchlist) including adverse media.
2. Documentation Collection: Working with the lawyers to gather corporate structure charts, proof of identity, and registry filings where appropriate.
3. Risk Assessments: reviewing risk assessments in conjunction with new client/matters to ensure they are fullypleted and in order to raise any escalations.
4. Case Escalation: Identifying identity/corporate registry inconsistencies,plex ownership layers (including trusts), higher risk third countries or other "red flags" to pass to the Head of Risk &pliance for review.
5. Stakeholder Coordination: working within other business services teams including the PAs, Finance and Operations as part of the onboarding journey as appropriate.
6. Training: providing new client/matter onboarding training to joiners and on an ongoing basis as appropriate, in particular in response to changes to the firm’s processes/procedures.
7. Monitoring: working with thepliance Analyst to monitor all monitoring related outputs from our incumbent third-party supplier of electronic identification and verification software. Including separately monitoring changes to the firm’s corporate clients atpanies House.
8. Audit: working with thepliance Analyst to provide a first stage audit function to ensure files are opened correctly.
Key Attributes:
9. Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
10. Strong written and verbal skills including experience of providing team training.
11. Good knowledge of IT (Word & Excel) and data management systems required.
12. Promoting and developing effective and efficient work practices, working as a team member, and showing respect for colleagues.
This is a fabulous opportunity for a juniorpliance professional (minimum 2 years’ experience) to join a highly regarded Risk &pliance team at a highly regarded and collegiate law firm. Ideal candidates will already be working within a similar role at a law firm. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build a strong rapport with key stakeholders throughout the firm, the ability to thinkmercially and logically. Applicants must already be based within a dailymute of Leeds and be able to work out of Leeds on a hybrid basis.On offer is an attractive and benefits package and a collegiate team atmosphere within a city centre Leeds office.To learn more about this role, please send your CV to Adele Callaghan (specifying full details of your current remuneration package) or email me for a return call to discuss the role. #4800845 - Adele Callaghan