Business Acceptance Team Leader

QED Legal Recruitment Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits package

Progression opportunities

Job summary

QED Legal Recruitment Limited is partnering with a national law firm to appoint a Compliance Team Leader in their Risk & Compliance function. The role covers day-to-day supervision of Compliance Analysts while handling complex Business Acceptance matters.

The position is based across multiple offices in the UK with hybrid working (2 days in office) and a salary up to £65,000. You will lead and mentor staff, oversee CDD/KYC, conflicts reviews, and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Strong experience across AML/CDD and conflicts management.
• Experience in Business Acceptance / client onboarding.
• Supervising or mentoring junior analysts.

Responsibilities

• Line managing and supporting junior and senior Analysts.
• Managing workflow and distributing work across the team.
• Advising on complex CDD/KYC, AML and source of funds queries.
• Reviewing legal and commercial conflicts of interest.
• Supporting client and matter inception and risk assessments.
• Escalation point for high-risk matters.
• Advising Partners and senior stakeholders across the firm.
• Supporting process improvements and compliance projects.

Skills

AML/CDD

Conflicts

Team leadership

Client onboarding

Risk assessment

Job description

Compliance Team Leader – Business Acceptance

Manchester | Birmingham | Bristol | Glasgow | Edinburgh

Up to £65,000

Hybrid Working - 2 days in office

We’re working with a fabulous growing national law firm who are looking to appoint a Compliance Team Leader into their established Risk & Compliance function.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an existing Team Leader, Supervisor or experienced Senior Analyst who has strong experience across both AML/CDD and Conflicts and is ready to take on more responsibility.

The Role?

You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of Compliance Analysts while remaining hands-on with complex Business Acceptance matters.

• Line managing and supporting junior and senior Analysts
• Managing workflow and allocating work across the team
• Advising on complex CDD/KYC, AML and source of funds queries
• Reviewing legal and commercial conflicts of interest
• Supporting client & matter inception and risk assessments
• Acting as an escalation point for complex or higher-risk matters
• Advising Partners and senior stakeholders across the firm
• Supporting process improvements, training and wider Compliance projects

About You?

• Strong experience across AML/CDD and Conflicts
• Experience within Business Acceptance / Client Onboarding
• Around 4+ years' legal Compliance experience
• Experience supervising, mentoring or reviewing junior colleagues
• Confidence handling complex queries and making risk-based decisions

You don't necessarily need to be a Team Leader already.

If you're a Senior Analyst who's already handling the difficult work, supporting junior colleagues and ready for that next step, we'd love to hear from you.

What's in it for you?

• Salary up to £60,000
• Hybrid working
• Genuine progression internally
• Broad AML, CDD, Conflicts & Business Acceptance exposure
• Established and sizeable Risk & Compliance team
• Excellent benefits package