Business Acceptance Analyst

AJ FOX COMPLIANCE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ FOX COMPLIANCE is partnering with a global law firm in London to hire a Business Acceptance Analyst for the Risk team. This role focuses on managing conflicts, customer due diligence, and client account use, collaborating closely with senior compliance leadership to ensure regulatory alignment.

The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of AML and conflicts experience within a law firm, with strong knowledge of SRA Code of Conduct, UK AML regulations, sanctions regimes, and complex

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of AML and conflicts experience within a law firm environment.
• Solid knowledge of SRA Code of Conduct, UK AML regulations, sanctions regimes, and complex corporate structures.
• Strong analytical abilities with a commercial, solutions-focused approach.
• Confident communication to engage effectively with partners across the business.

Responsibilities

• Execute conflict searches and identify confidentiality issues, escalating as required.
• Identify and verify new clients; analyse source of wealth and complex ownership structures; monitor risk.
• Screen for politically exposed persons, sanctions connections and reputational risks.
• Determine customer due diligence requirements and review documentation for new matter openings.
• Assist internal finance teams with client account queries to ensure compliance with accounting regulations.
• Advise fee earners on compliance obligations and deliver risk management training to new joiners.
• Implement information barriers, conduct partner file compliance audits, and maintain client data accuracy.
• Support risk framework enhancements and ad-hoc project work.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Regulatory awareness

Commercial mindset

Job description

We are working with a global law firm to hire a Business Acceptance Analyst into their Risk team in London. In this role you will manage the organisation's risks regarding conflicts, customer due diligence, and use of client account, working closely with senior compliance leadership to ensure full regulatory alignment.

The firm is looking for an analyst with ideally a minimum of 1 year of previous experience handling anti-money laundering and conflicts matters within a law firm environment. Candidates must demonstrate a working knowledge of the SRA Code of Conduct, UK anti-money laundering regulations, sanctions regimes, and complex corporate structures. The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical skills with a commercial, solutions-focused approach and the confident communication abilities required to engage effectively with partners across the business.

• Executing comprehensive conflict searches, identifying confidentiality issues, and resolving or escalating matters in line with regulatory rules.
• Identifying and verifying new clients, analysing source of wealth and complex ownership structures, and conducting ongoing risk monitoring.
• Screening for politically exposed persons, sanctions connections, and wider reputational or regulatory risks.
• Determining customer due diligence requirements, reviewing documentation, and approving new matter openings within firm management software.
• Assisting internal finance teams with client account queries to ensure compliance with professional accounting regulations.
• Advising fee earners on compliance obligations and delivering risk management induction training to new joiners across the business.
• Implementing information barriers, conducting partner file compliance audits, and maintaining central client data accuracy.
• Supporting departmental management with ad-hoc project work and risk framework enhancements as required.