LAW FIRM AML COMPLIANCE MANAGER –  LAW FIRM AML EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 

 

£110K - £120K + BENEFITS       HYBRID (City of London)

Ref: 4044D

 

Our client, a leading law firm, is seeking a Senior AML Advisor to work with the Director of Compliance, to provide technical leadership on financial crime compliance matters. Duties will include:

  • Providing legal advice to fee-earners (including at Partner level) on their financial crime compliance obligations.
  • Leading sound and compliant decision making by exercising effective oversight and management to ensure that the firm's policies and procedures (in all of the jurisdictions where the firm has a presence) are adhered to.
  • Be the main point of contact for the New Business Intake team for any escalated queries relating to AML and sanctions compliance.
  • Advising on source of wealth and funds due diligence.
  • Advising on complex sanctions compliance issues in the UK and internationally.
  • Assisting the Director of Compliance in devising the firm's anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist (CTF) and sanctions policies and procedures, revision and implementation of the same.
  • Supporting the Director of Compliance and General Counsel (COLP) by dealing with mandatory reporting requirements, regulatory audits and ad hoc queries from regulators and auditors.
  • Providing AML/CTF and sanctions training across the firm.
  • Drafting suspicious activity reports for submission to the National Crime Agency (UK) and other equivalent organisations abroad.
  • Demonstrate leadership in respect of risk management awareness, conduct and behaviours and assist the Director of Compliance with embedding a positive culture of compliance across the business.

You should have experience covering AML & Sanctions legislation and its application in a similar in-house role at a law firm (or be a fee earner looking to move into in-house AML Compliance). Any legal qualifications advantageous although more important is the ability to communicate sometimes difficult decisions diplomatically whilst effectively at all levels within the firm.

So, if that sounds like you, then please send your details to our MD, David Symes FCA, at david@compliancerecruitment.com  however please note we cannot reply to all applications so only successful applications will be contacted (although under no circumstances are your details ever passed on without your specific permission).

 

Compliance Recruitment Solutions Limited (CRS) and Symes Collins are acting as an employment agency in relation to this role.

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