Compliance Analyst, Leeds Law Firm

Hays Legal is exclusively instructed with this exceptional new role. My client is looking to recruit a Compliance Analyst to supplement its existing client onboarding/CDD team. Reporting directly to the Head of Risk & Compliance, the successful individual will work closely with another compliance professional and the Head of Risk & Compliance 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:

• 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.
• Documentation Collection: Working with the lawyers to gather corporate structure charts, proof of identity, and registry filings where appropriate.
• Risk Assessments: reviewing risk assessments in conjunction with new client/matters to ensure they are fully completed and in order to raise any escalations.
• Case Escalation: Identifying identity/corporate registry inconsistencies, complex ownership layers (including trusts), higher risk third countries or other "red flags" to pass to the Head of Risk & Compliance for review.
• Stakeholder Coordination: working within other business services teams including the PAs, Finance and Operations as part of the onboarding journey as appropriate.
• Governance: assisting the Head of Risk & Compliance with all AML/Financial Crime related policies and procedures.
• 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.
• Monitoring: working with the Compliance 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 at Companies House.
• Audit: working with the Compliance Analyst to provide a first stage audit function to ensure files are opened correctly.

Key Attributes:

• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal skills including experience of providing team training.
• Good knowledge of IT (Word & Excel) and data management systems required.
• 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 junior compliance professional (minimum 2 years' experience) to join a highly regarded Risk & Compliance 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 think commercially and logically. Applicants must already be based within a daily commute 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.

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