Anti-Money Laundering Assistant

Bevan Brittan LLP; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Our Risk and Best Practice department in Bristol are currently recruiting for an AML (Anti Money Laundering) Assistant to join their growing team.

The role is required to work with and support the firm’s two AML Due Diligence Officers and to assist in carrying out money laundering checks on clients and others.

The role

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Due Diligence Officers in undertaking client due diligence, including identification and verification of beneficial owners and performing sanctions and PEP checks
• Ongoing monitoring of clients for anti-money laundering purposes
• Monitoring & responding to emails to the AML mailbox
• Providing administrative support for the AML team, including the creation and formatting of reports, policies and guidance, letters and spreadsheets in Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Publishing intranet news items and carrying out other intranet updates for the team
• Setting up training sessions for the firm as needed on AML issues, to include new starters and existing staff, and monitoring & reporting on completion statistics
• Assisting with AML audit scheduling and implementation of any changes required arising from audit findings
• Assisting with the scheduling of internal and external meetings
• Providing support to the wider R&BP team in case of absence as needed and dealing with miscellaneous risk-related queries

There will also be scope for the AML Assistant to work on projects, develop their skills and expand their responsibilities further over time.

What we are looking for from you

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Ability to work in a careful, methodological way with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to understand and apply requirements and standards and to carry out risk assessments based on these
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and projects and manage own workload to meet deadlines
• Ability to deliver work of a high quality, whilst ensuring that time allocated to particular tasks is proportionate
• Proactive, self-motivated and flexible approach

Please note that whilst previous AML experience would be an advantage, it is not essential as we will provide the necessary training.

Make a Real Impact

Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors.

Supported by valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams work together to support almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services.

As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we’re part of.

Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2023/24 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for an eleventh consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people.

As a firm we embrace our differences, we act responsibly, now and for the future and we support you to be your best through our hybrid working model and professional development opportunities.

Looking to the future, we’re targeting ambitious growth and success. And we’re looking for the best people to be part of it.