Risk & Compliance Analyst in Ipswich

The Risk & Compliance department identifies risks that Birketts LLP faces and advises on how to avoid or address them. It implements controls to protect the organisation from those risks. Compliance monitors and reports on the effectiveness of controls in the management of the organisations risk exposure.

Complete client due diligence for on-boarding them to the firm.

The work you will be doing includes:

• Dealing with AML searches through an electronic provider
• Checking and logging of Money Laundering ID, referring to Risk & Compliance Officer where required
• Chasing non-receipt of ID where required
• Responding to general queries regarding the types of ID acceptable
• Dealing with file transfers
• Updating data on internal systems as required
• Issuing monthly print outs to fee earners
• Undertaking tasks identified from print out reviews
• Logging of internal audit file review reports and chasing corrective action
• Making suggestions for improvement of effectiveness and efficiency
• Generally supporting the department with ad hoc tasks
• Responsible for ensuring own knowledge and training is kept up to date and requesting training when necessary
• Assisting with Conveyancing Panel applications
• Basic risk queries

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

What we are looking for:

• Knowledge/experience of anti-money laundering desirable
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of software (including Outlook, Excel & Word)
• Excellent keyboard skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Highly analytical
• Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to fee earners
• Strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and liaise effectively with other internal departments and external contacts
• Team player
• Adaptable and flexible
• Good organisational abilities
• Confident with excellent communication skills

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. This role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week.

As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits:

• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Dress for your Day Policy

You can find out more on our website: https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.