Analyst – Financial Crime Compliance – Ongoing Monitoring - Manchester

Analyst – Financial Crime Compliance – Ongoing Monitoring – Manchester

Saffery, Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Overview

The Financial Crime Compliance Team (FCC Team) is part of Saffery’s wider risk management regime. This role will be based in our Manchester office with occasional travel to London for training, team building and other ad‑hoc events. Travel costs are covered by Saffery.

Responsibilities

• Completing ongoing monitoring due diligence procedures in line with AML regulations.
• Performing research with third‑party tools and systems as part of KYC procedures and undertaking analysis of any potential risks that arise.
• Completing documentation and analysis of KYC information to validate client information and assess client risks.
• Where information is missing or not in the public domain, interacting with stakeholders and taking ownership to obtain this information.
• Maintaining a high level of accuracy and achieving the highest possible standards.

Qualifications

• A minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role, or demonstrable transferable skills.

good working knowledge and understanding ofYC/AML requirements and how to complete processes and procedures related to regulatory client onboarding.

• Demonstrated history of dealing with senior staff/partners within a business to achieve desired outcomes.
• Proven ability to work independently and apply prior learnings to current scenarios.
• Excellent communication and internal relationship management skills.
• Proven ability to quickly understand and multitask across several IT applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel, as a minimum.
• Strong literacy / numeracy with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work to specified KPIs and demanding deadlines.
• Proven ability to absorb and build an understanding of complex information and articulate the same in a specified format.

Salary and Benefits

• A 35‑hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am‑4pm.
• Agile working policy giving you the option to work from home for up to 3 days per week.
• 25 days of annual leave, increased by 1 day after 5 years’ service.
• Employees may buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year.
• Contributory pension scheme – the firm contributes 5% of salary matched with employee contributions from day one.
• Life Assurance cover of 4 × annual salary.
• Eligibility for the firm’s Profit‑Sharing Plan (runs October‑September); payment usually c£1,000 in December.
• Employee referral scheme – £5,000 for Assistant Manager level and below; £10,000 for Manager level and above.
• New client referral scheme – up to 10% of the first year’s total fees for staff introducing a new client.
• Access to health assessments, cancer screenings and health cash plans through the flexible benefits program.
• Additional benefits: health cash plans, GP support, critical illness cover, dental and travel insurance, Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Gymflex and a Workplace ISA.
• Paid travel expenses when working at offices other than your contracted office.
• Saffery Champness is committed to being a fully inclusive employer with a strong focus on ED&I; you will have the opportunity to join various people networks and the growing ED&I network.

The Organisation

Saffery is a firm of chartered accountants and business advisers with over 90 partners and more than 1,000 staff across nine UK offices, plus offices in Ireland, Guernsey, Switzerland and the UAE.

We are bound by our shared values: ensuring excellence and integrity in the work we undertake and being enthusiastic and collegiate in working together to achieve the best outcomes for our clients. We value strong client relationships and a genuinely partner‑led approach, placing great importance on providing exemplary client service.

We are a member of Nexia International, a leading global network of independent accounting and consulting firms. This network connects us to over 250 member firms in 120 countries, enabling us to connect our clients to the best advisers no matter where their affairs take them.

Our experts advise a broad range of individuals, families, businesses and wider interests. The sectors in which we operate include private wealth, owner‑managed businesses, real estate, landed estates and rural businesses, sports and entertainment, not‑for‑profit organisations, and professional firms and consulting businesses.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Finance and Sales
• Industries: Accounting