Compliance Analyst - Special Projects

Maples Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Vacation package

Education support

Pension plan

Life insurance

Travel insurance

Wellbeing programme

Sports clubs

Job summary

The Maples Group in Leeds seeks a Compliance Analyst to review client files for KYC and AML-related projects, ensuring data and documents remain compliant with Cayman Islands and BVI regulations. You will support ongoing data remediation, regulatory readiness, and quality assurance activities under supervision.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in legal or professional services, a solid understanding of KYC/AML obligations, and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in legal services or professional services
• Competent understanding of KYC and AML regulatory obligations
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under time constraints
• Effective communicator with client interaction and team collaboration

Responsibilities

• Review client files for compliance-driven projects including KYC reviews and updates
• Obtain identification documentation to ensure data is current and compliant with regulatory requirements
• Verify beneficial ownership information under applicable regulations
• Review daily screening results to identify matches or false positives
• Gather data from internal systems, the internet, and databases; make inquiries as needed
• Escalate matches and red flags to AMLCO or delegate for investigation
• Maintain records of investigations and documentation per policies
• Provide coverage for other offices as required
• Support ad hoc requests and special projects as needed

Skills

KYC compliance

AML regulations

Attention to detail

Time management

Client communication

Team player

Proactive

Strong ethics

Offshore knowledge

Job description

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side‑by‑side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a Leeds-based Compliance Analyst to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world‑class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit‑based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The role involves reviewing client files for a variety of compliance‑driven projects, including Know Your Customer ("KYC") remediation, data remediation, regulatory inspection readiness, quality assurance outcomes, daily screening of contacts, and other initiatives as required. Working under the supervision and direction of the Team Leader and Deputy Head of Compliance – Operations, the Compliance Analyst will support MCS (Cayman and BVI) businesses and ensure that the Maples Group is at all times compliant with the provisions of relevant financial services legislation in the Cayman Islands and BVI.

The Compliance Analyst for Special Projects will:

• Review client files for compliance‑driven projects, including KYC reviews and update files as necessary;
• Obtain identification documentation where required to ensure that data, documents and information remain current and align with current regulatory requirements;
• Obtain appropriate identification documentation to verify the beneficial owners of clients in accordance with the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act ("BOTA");
• Review the results of daily screening of contacts to determine whether there is a possible match or a false positive;
• Conduct searches, gather data, and record evidence from internal systems, the internet, and commercial databases; where needed, make inquiries with business or compliance contacts within the organisation;
• Escalate any possible matches and red flags to the AMLCO or delegate for further investigation;
• Maintain records of investigations and documentation in line with policies and procedures;
• Provide coverage for other offices as may be required from time to time;
• Support ad hoc requests and projects as may be required from time to time.

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• 2 or more years of experience, working in legal services or professional services
• Competent understanding of KYC and AML regulatory obligations
• Candidate must show strong attention to detail
• Be comfortable working with time constraints and deadlines
• Be able to work with minimal supervision
• Be an effective communicator and confident in client interaction
• Strong organisational skills
• Bright, enthusiastic and quick learner
• Proactive and solutions driven
• Strong team player
• Enthusiastic and committed to pursuing a career in compliance
• Knowledge of offshore jurisdictions (Cayman and BVI)

Benefits & Rewards

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

About Maples Group

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on our LinkedIn.

Maples’ standard policy to undertake various background screening checks, including criminal records checks, on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Maples will only ask applicants to disclose a past criminal conviction when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. Maples will make all job offer decisions on a case by case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with Maples before a decision is made.

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