LAW FIRM SENIOR AML MANAGER – LEGAL SECTOR AML EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING SANCTIONS) REQUIRED

LAW FIRM SENIOR AML MANAGER – LEGAL SECTOR AML EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING SANCTIONS) REQUIRED

Ref: 3967D

£100K -£110K + Benefits                                                                               Hybrid (City of London)

Our client, a well-known Law Firm, seeks a new Manager to work on AML issues but also provide advice on a range of other risk management issues which affect the business and to provide technical leadership to the whole team on financial crime compliance matters.

• Liaise with and advise 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.
• Ensuring that the NBI team conducts thorough sanctions screening and advise the Head of Compliance on any sanctions issues arising.
• Assist the Head 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.
• Assist the Head of Compliance with dealing with queries from regulators and auditors.
• Drafting suspicious activity reports for submission to the National Crime Agency (UK) and other equivalent organisations
• Demonstrate leadership in respect of risk management awareness, conduct and behaviours and assist the Head of Compliance with embedding a positive culture of compliance across the business.

You should have solid AML & CDD knowledge especially around Sanctions from a similar Law Firm and should either be legally fully qualified, or else have good qualifications with at least 5 years relevant experience from within Law firms.

 So, if that sounds like you, then please send your details to our MD, David Symes FCA, at david@compliancerecruitment.com (including a contact no) 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) are acting as an employment agency in relation to this role.

The recruiter has stated that all applicants for this job should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the UK. Through application, all candidates signify their acceptance of the above information and confirm that the information they provide is true and accurate to the best of their knowledge.

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