AML Officer

UKRN; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UKRN is seeking an AML Officer to support proactive supervisory work in the legal services sector. You will play a key role in addressing money laundering and terrorist financing risk by assessing firms’ controls and engaging with regulated entities and other stakeholders.

Primarily you will conduct desk-based reviews of firms’ processes to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering and financial sanctions regulations, and help strengthen our understanding of money laundering risks through

Qualifications

• Analytical ability to review complex information.
• Clear, concise written communications on complex regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Carry out desk-based reviews of firms’ processes and controls.
• Assess compliance with AML, terrorist financing regulations and financial sanctions.
• Gather and analyse information to understand firms’ money-laundering risk handling.
• Write clear reports and participate in stakeholder communications.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Regulatory understanding

Job description

As an AML Officer, you will play a key role in the delivery of our proactive supervisory work. You will support a range of activities that address the risk of financial crime and engage with regulated firms, individuals, and other stakeholders to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing risk in the legal services market.

You will primarily carry out desk-based reviews to assess firms’ processes and procedures, compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations, financial sanctions and our standards and regulations. Using your analytical skills, you will gather and analyse information to help increase our understanding of firms and their ability to manage money laundering risks.

You will bring to this role excellent analytical skills and be able to write clear and concise communications on complex matters. In this role, you will deliver excellent levels of service and establish credibility with firms, as well as with internal and other external stakeholders.

Analysis, Communications, Compliance, Finance, Investigator, Regulation, Risk, Stakeholder Engagement, Supervision