Compliance Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support

Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client are currently recruiting a Compliance Officer due to recent successes, based at their Leeds site. This role will be within the Risk and regulatory team. Essentially, this role will involve analysing opening risk assessments, identifying high riskfactors and challenging/escalating to stakeholders as appropriate.

Client Details
My client is a full service Law firm that operate on a global scale.

Due to recent growth, my client are looking to expand and hire a Compliance Officer on a full time basis at their site in Leeds.

The Risk & Regulatory team are made up of 6 people.

Description
The key duties of the Compliance Officer will include:

To work extensively on the firm's onboarding software to open new clients and matters for existing clients.
Be able to identify, analyze, resolve and escalate conflict of interests to key stakeholders in the business.
Knowledge of corporate structures and identification of ultimate beneficial owners. Ability to undertake research using multiple sources.
Advising on politically exposed persons, sanctions and adverse media matches.
Leading on Enhanced Due Diligence requirements gathering and ensuring appropriate escalation and sign off.
Analyzing and advising internally on source of funds and wealth queries.
Analyzing opening risk assessments, identifying high risk factors and challenging/escalating to stakeholders as appropriate.
Identifying improvements and updates to the client onboarding software and associated project work.

Profile

The successful Compliance Officer will have/ be:

Good analytical skills and a keen eye for detail. Able to deal with competing deadlines/workload.
Capable of using own initiative with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
Experience of working in regulated environment, preferably a law firm but relevant experience within other professional services or a financial services environment would be considered.
Knowledge of relevant areas of law and regulations such as the Money Laundering Regulations, sanctions regimes and preferably the SRA Standards and Regulations.

Job Offer
Upto 30k Salary + High street discounts + Your birthday off + EAP + Pension scheme