APAC Compliance Analyst: AML & Conflicts (Melbourne)

Box; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinsent Masons Melbourne is seeking a proactive Compliance Analyst to support the APAC General Counsel’s Office. In this full-time role, you will help manage onboarding of new clients and matters, ensure regulatory obligations are met, and identify potential risks early.

You will work with partners, lawyers and business services teams across APAC and the UK, applying your attention to detail, research skills and stakeholder management to maintain compliant, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in compliance and risk management.
• 1–4 years of experience in compliance, risk, admin or similar role in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong research and analytical abilities across multiple sources.
• Experience using intake and compliance systems such as Intapp and World-Check.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Professional, resilient and solutions-focused.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Mandarin language skills (advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Conduct conflict checks and clear basic conflicts of interest.
• Perform AML checks per applicable legislation and firm policies.
• Undertake business intelligence research using World-Check and public sources.
• Verify client and matter information provided by partners, lawyers and support teams.
• Implement information barriers where required.
• Respond to compliance-related enquiries from internal stakeholders.
• Liaise with the Risk team to analyse and resolve potential conflicts issues.
• Participate in team meetings, training sessions and special projects.

Skills

Compliance experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Research & analysis

Stakeholder management

Independent & collaborative

Mandarin language (advantageous)

Tools

Intapp

World-Check

Job description

Pinsent Masons Melbourne is seeking a proactive Compliance Analyst to support the APAC General Counsel’s Office. In this full-time role, you will help manage onboarding of new clients and matters, ensure regulatory obligations are met, and identify potential risks early.

You will work with partners, lawyers and business services teams across APAC and the UK, applying your attention to detail, research skills and stakeholder management to maintain compliant, efficient operations.