Senior Client Onboarding Analyst

Leapfrog Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Leapfrog Limited is seeking an experienced regulatory specialist to manage complex client onboarding, focusing on CDD, AML and risk assessment.

You will lead end-to-end onboarding, perform screening, obtain documentation, and work with Compliance to mitigate risks while driving process improvements. The role also involves mentoring junior colleagues and maintaining robust audit trails.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in onboarding, CDD or AML in financial services.
• Excellent knowledge of Jersey and/or Guernsey AML/CFT regime and CDD processes.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in a law firm or banking environment preferred.
• ICA Advanced Certificate or Diploma in CDD/AML or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end onboarding process for complex clients, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• Perform screening checks, analyse results and identify matters requiring further investigation.
• Liaise with clients to obtain customer due diligence documentation and verify identity, beneficial ownership and other required information.
• Work closely with Compliance to identify, assess and mitigate risks throughout the onboarding process.
• Maintain accurate onboarding records and clear audit trails, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
• Collaborate with fee earners to facilitate the timely closure of completed matters and support effective matter lifecycle management.
• Identify, propose and implement improvements to onboarding processes and workflows.
• Act as a subject matter expert, sharing knowledge and encouraging consistent best practice across the team.
• Support the training, development and upskilling of junior colleagues.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

CDD processes

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Regulatory procedures

Education

ICA Advanced Certificate

Diploma in CDD/AML

Tools

Intapp

Job description

Put your regulatory knowledge and investigative skills to work across complex client onboarding. This varied role combines hands-on CDD, risk assessment, process improvement and team development.

Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the end-to-end onboarding process for complex clients, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• Perform screening checks, analyse results and identify matters requiring further investigation.
• Liaise with clients to obtain customer due diligence documentation and verify identity, beneficial ownership and other required information.
• Work closely with Compliance to identify, assess and mitigate risks throughout the onboarding process.
• Maintain accurate onboarding records and clear audit trails, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
• Collaborate with fee earners to facilitate the timely closure of completed matters and support effective matter lifecycle management.
• Identify, propose and implement improvements to onboarding processes and workflows.
• Act as a subject matter expert, sharing knowledge and encouraging consistent best practice across the team.
• Support the training, development and upskilling of junior colleagues.

Skills / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have at least five years' experience in onboarding, CDD or a related compliance/AML function within financial services. Excellent knowledge of the Jersey and/or Guernsey AML/CFT regime, CDD processes, screening and risk assessment frameworks is essential, alongside a strong understanding of corporate, fund and trust structures, including complex arrangements. Strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to apply regulatory requirements practically and proportionately, and confidence working to strict procedures and tight deadlines are also required. Experience within a law firm or banking environment, an ICA Advanced Certificate or Diploma in CDD/AML or equivalent, and familiarity with Intapp would be advantageous.