About the business: in Sheffield

CRA Consulting are recruiting on behalf of one of our reputable clients within Sheffield. Our client is looking to bring on board a Ongoing Monitoring AML Analyst to complement their existing team. The successful applicant would play a key role in developing the department onward into the future.

Our client is a Future Facing firm, located in 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide. They combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving them the ability not only to see what’s coming, but to shape it. They are well equipped to help clients face the future with confidence, driven by technology and readily embracing the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. Their bold approach to a changing future ensures that they nurture employees and recruit top talent.

This is a fixed-term contract role and an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start their career in Risk and Compliance. Given the current economic climate, we can be flexible with the location of the candidate. In this key role, you will work within our Ongoing Monitoring Team who are responsible for the administration of the ongoing monitoring of our client database. The primary focus of this team is to ensure client due diligence held on file is up to date, accurate and meets Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing responsibilities.

This will include:

• Assessing the risk profile of existing clients and whether there have been any changes
• Liaising with Partners on client due diligence issues
• Running company searches and press searches
• Supporting the Deputy Money Laundering Officer on the administration of general anti-money laundering issues and client due diligence matters
• Assisting members of the AML team with research projects and day-to-day compliance with AML regulatory matters as they arise

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Educated to degree level and/or qualified in KYC/Compliance and have worked in a professional services environment
• Knowledge and understanding of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and the EU’s 5th Money Laundering Directive
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel
• Ability to analyse, research and make informed decisions
• A solution driven approach with the ability to take a practical, common sense approach to resolve issues
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Good time management skills to prioritise workloads, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent verbal, written and face-to-face communication skills
• Desire to work in a team but also self-motivated
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member