AML, Compliance and Data Lead - Whitefield Tax

Whitefield Tax Limited; Brading; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A specialized accountancy firm based in England seeks an AML, Compliance and Data Lead for a project role running until February 2027. Responsibilities include reviewing AML requirements, managing client data, and ensuring GDPR compliance. The role entails flexibility in hours, with core work expected to be home-based with some office presence. Remuneration ranges from £18 to £20 per hour, along with 20 days annual leave plus holidays.

Benefits

20 days annual leave (pro rata)

Statutory holidays

Christmas office closure

Birthday off

Qualifications

• Understanding of the AML and POCA environment for professional practices.
• Working knowledge of GDPR.
• Good IT literacy including intermediate Excel.
• A forensic attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review the AML requirements for accountancy practices against procedures.
• Systematic review of AML and KYC compliance at client level.
• Documentation and review of current client data sets.
• Specification of new database formats and migration of existing data.
• Data quality checking and correction.
• Reviewing compliance with GDPR principles.

Skills

Understanding of AML and POCA environment

Working knowledge of GDPR

Good IT literacy including intermediate Excel

Forensic attention to detail

Job description

AML, Compliance and Data Lead

Vacancy Details

Whitefield Tax is an Isle of Wight based Accountancy and Tax practice, with clients both locally and across the UK, encompassing our daughter business YogaTax, the UKs only specialised accountant for the Yoga sector.

We have a vacancy for an Anti Money Laundering, Compliance and Data Lead, to support our professional staff and management.

This is a project based role initially running until February 2027, with a possible extension thereafter.

The role encompasses:

Anti Money laundering

• Review of the AML requirements for accountancy practices, and matching our procedures and policies against these requirements
• Systematic review of AML and KYC compliance at client level
• Similar tasks for other regulatory compliance requirements on an ad hoc basis

Data Management

• Documentation and review of our current client data sets, and related capture and recording procedures
• Specification of new database formats and migration of existing data and procedures
• Data quality checking and correction
• Reviewing compliance with GDPR principles

The successful candidate will:

• Understanding of the AML and POCA environment for professional practices
• Working knowledge of GDPR
• Good IT literacy, including intermediate Excel
• A forensic attention to detail

Our offices are based in Brading.

We envisage a core time equivalent to ten hours a week, with the opportunity for extra hours in the initial stages of the role to front load project work; flexibility on hours would be appreciated.

We are flexible about how core ours are delivered, and whilst some work will need to be office based we envisage a substantial part of the time being home based – it is therefore important that applicants are used to home working.

This is a fixed term contract anticipated to run until February 2027.

Remuneration in the range of £18/hour to £20/hour. 20 days annual leave (pro rata to part time hours) + statutory holidays + Christmas office closure + your birthday.

Applications by CV. If you would like an informal discussion around the role, please email our MD Jessica Garbett – [e-mail]

The vacancy closes 30 November 2025 but may be closed earlier at our discretion.