Anti-Money Laundering Analyst

AML / Onboarding Analyst

International Law Firm

London

Up to £48,000

An excellent opportunity has arisen at a top 20 international law firm for a Compliance Analyst to join them in London to focus on onboarding clients and assessing for money laundering risk.

The Firm

The law firm is a top 20 international firm with an interesting client base comprised of technology, transport, energy, retail and financial services clients. They have a number of offices throughout America, Europe, The Middle East, and Asia.

The Compliance Team

The team is really friendly and supportive and the current members have largely been in the team for at least two years! The team size is small (less than 10) and this means you will get excelling training and a really supportive culture.

The Role

The Compliance Analyst can look forward to researching all of the law firms potential and current clients to ensure there is no risk of money laundering or financial crime.

Day to day duties include:

• Conducting client due diligence (CDD) / know your client (KYC)
• Completing matter forms and attributing a risk rating (low, medium, high)
• Performing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks
• Assessing if any stakeholders or the company is on a US, UK or EU Sanctions list
• Identifying Politically Exposed Persons (PEP’s)
• Conducting media searches to ensure there is no negative news or information about the client
• Escalating issues to the Risk Lawyers

Experience Required

A law, criminology or financial crime related degree would be beneficial to understand the transactions and how money can be laundered, however the firm is open to the successful compliance analysts background.

Some exposure to financial crime would be beneficial, perhaps in a different sector, or as a forensic investigator, or perhaps you have worked at a bank or an estate agents performing basic AML checks on individuals and are keen to step into a law firm and analyse companies.

The most important requirement is a real desire for a career in compliance and to have a positive and can-do attitude! Team fit is very important for this role!

Lunaria Partners are advertising this Compliance Analyst role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us in 7 days your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.