Senior Client Onboarding Officer in Manchester

Responsibilities

• Conduct AML screening and risk assessments, including conflicts screening after training, at a high quality level ensuring accuracy.
• Provide support, feedback, and quality control for junior staff; supervise and develop junior staff.
• Manage stakeholder needs, queries, and service‑level issues at Partner and fee‑earner level.
• Attend and deliver relevant internal training as business needs demand.
• Escalate team management issues to the Client Onboarding Manager(s).
• Manage a steady volume of complex onboarding matters; provide technical guidance to colleagues; act in a supervisory capacity over Client Onboarding Officers via quality control.
• Operate confidently in a fast‑paced, international environment with complex and nuanced local frameworks.

Qualifications and Education

Undergraduate diplomas in Law or other relevant disciplines are preferred. Candidates with transferable expertise will be considered.

• Relevant Experience
• Proven experience in a comparable commercial services firm or business model akin to a global law firm, in an AML compliance role.
• Strong regulatory knowledge of AML/CFT/ABC with international experience, and sound judgement in screening and risk‑assessing global company structures.
• Experience performing checks using applicable tools and software.
• Preferred Skills
• Prior experience with legal conflict‑of‑interest checks (dual‑skilled candidate). Not strictly required if AML/KYC experience is strong.
• Capability to provide training and guidance in Conflicts of Interests.

Benefits

Private medical insurance, health cash plan, dental insurance, life assurance, critical illness insurance, matched pension contributions up to 7%, holiday trading, and additional perks.

Inclusion

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. If adjustments are needed during recruitment or upon joining, we will provide appropriate support.

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