Onboarding Risk Specialist: AML & Conflicts

Fieldfisher; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Dental insurance

Life assurance

Critical illness insurance

Pension contributions up to 7%

Holiday trading

Modern office in Belfast

Job summary

Fieldfisher in Belfast is seeking a Client Onboarding Officer to join the firm’s Risk function. You will manage the end-to-end inception process, acting as the gatekeeper for conflicts checks and AML/CDD adherence.

This role requires analysing complex corporate structures and regulatory risks with clear, auditable records. You’ll support fee-earners and service teams, escalate issues as needed, and contribute to a robust onboarding function across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Experience in conflicts checking and AML processes.
• Familiar with multi-jurisdictional legal environments.
• Strong research and analytical skills with clear communication.
• Ability to manage a high-volume workload independently.
• Confident communicator with stakeholders at all levels.
• Self-motivated and collaborative, able to tackle complex tasks.
• Experience using Intapp and screening platforms.

Responsibilities

• Analyse complex conflict check results, differentiating false positives from genuine conflicts.
• Investigate corporate relationships to determine conflicts using internal/external tools.
• Identify potential conflicts and escalate as needed with stakeholders.
• Maintain auditable records of all conflict clearance activity.
• Perform due diligence on high-risk clients, unraveling ownership structures to identify UBOs.
• Advise on CDD requirements across jurisdictions with local regulatory context.
• Conduct risk assessments at client inception and during updates.
• Assess adverse media, PEPs, and source of wealth/funds; prepare clear reports.
• Collate research and approvals for internal use.
• Respond to onboarding, billing, and file-opening queries from teams.
• Assist MLRO with research for SARs and suspicious activity.

Skills

Conflicts checking

AML processes

Multi-jurisdictional environment

Research & analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Intapp usage

Tools

Intapp

Screening platforms

Job description

Fieldfisher in Belfast is seeking a Client Onboarding Officer to join the firm’s Risk function. You will manage the end-to-end inception process, acting as the gatekeeper for conflicts checks and AML/CDD adherence.

This role requires analysing complex corporate structures and regulatory risks with clear, auditable records. You’ll support fee-earners and service teams, escalate issues as needed, and contribute to a robust onboarding function across jurisdictions.