Compliance Catalyst Manager

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About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars cares about your career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

About the team

Our Business Services team is a collective of creative, strategic, forward-thinking business enablers. The People & Culture, Marketing & Communications, IT, Operations, Finance, and Quality & Risk Management teams make it their mission to ensure Forvis Mazars has the right tools, technology, strategies, and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

About the role

• Manage the firm's financial crime risk compliance, promote quality, foster the right culture, and safeguard the firm. Support management with implementing, reviewing, and assessing the effectiveness of controls related to financial crime risk.
• Utilize the Compliance Catalyst tool (Moody's Risk Database) for client due diligence and onboarding processes.
• Approve clients using the Compliance Catalyst tool as part of client acceptance and continuance processes, and assist client teams in maintaining high standards and embedding quality in practices.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively to influence stakeholders at all levels, raising awareness and building a compliance culture across Partners and staff.

Client Acceptance and Continuance

• Take ownership of the Compliance Catalyst system process, providing technical expertise and addressing business queries.
• Coordinate with the Group for technical support related to the tool.
• Review client risk assessments and alerts, ensuring appropriate documentation and following up on missing information.
• Assist client teams and junior compliance members with queries, ensuring consistent application of policies.
• Apply the CDD policy and a risk-based approach per AML regulations when reviewing alerts and KYC info.
• Review and advise on financial crime matters, including AML issues, and draft client risk summaries.
• Participate in onboarding, reviews, and trigger events, analyzing KYC info and contacting client teams for completion.
• Coordinate with the Client Engagement Centre on onboarding queries and respond to AML/CDD queries related to the tool.
• Perform or assist with PEP reviews as required.

What are we looking for?

• Strong knowledge of the UK Money Laundering Regime
• Motivated, self-sufficient, with a desire to develop expertise
• Excellent communication skills for simplifying complex scenarios
• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good time management and organizational skills, able to work independently and in teams under tight deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Our commitment

We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and supporting our people to reach their full potential. We aim to make our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. Please contact us to discuss any support you may need during your application.

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