Senior Compliance Analyst

TLT LLP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester is seeking a Senior Analyst in the Can I Act team to support client onboarding and compliance. The role involves conducting due diligence, providing advice on AML regulations, and mentoring junior analysts. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in client due diligence and strong communication skills. The firm offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days holiday (increasing to 30)

Private medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' technical and practical experience of CDD within a law firm.
• Good knowledge of Money Laundering Regulations 2017.
• Ability to communicate and justify business acceptance decisions.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new clients and conduct due diligence and risk assessments.
• Undertake periodic reviews of the Firm's clients.
• Provide advice on compliance matters related to business acceptance.

Skills

Communications skills

Reasoning skills

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Team player

Education

3 years of experience in CDD

Job description

This is a role in the Firm's Can I Act (CIA) Team. The team deals with business acceptance (both compliance and conflicts clearance) and ongoing monitoring of the Firm's business relationships.

The CIA team supports the Firm on all conflicts requests, new client inception, source of funds and third party payments queries, ad hoc requests for support and guidance from the business, together with wider strategic projects and initiatives in connection with the Firm's risk and compliance management.

Reporting into one of the team leaders in the CIA team, the role holder will work with the wider CIA team to assist the Firm on:

• Onboarding new clients, supporting with gathering due diligence and risk assessments;
• Undertaking periodic and trigger based reviews of the Firm's clients (including any enhanced due diligence measures and monitoring required);
• Undertaking reviews and investigations of any screening alerts (covering sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media or ESG/ reputational concerns);
• Source of funds and financial compliance queries and checks, including third party payments queries; and
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures relating to business acceptance, client and matter inception and ongoing monitoring.
• Provision of advice and support on a varied and challenging workload of enquiries relating to business acceptance across all work types and areas of the firm, including source of funds/wealth, client due diligence (CDD), other financial crime and sanctions matters.

In addition, the role holder will, as a senior analyst within the team, act as a buddy and mentor for junior analysts within the team, acting as a go to for queries they might have.

Responsibilities:

• Undertaking client due diligence, and provision of support to fee earners in completing client and matter risk assessments and other legal compliance functions all whilst ensuring adherence to AML regulations and internal processes.
• Provide clear, accurate advice regarding CDD/KYC requirements, client and matter inception, source of funds/TPPs, and general AML queries.
• Provision of ad hoc support and acting as a point of contact for answering queries from the wider business on compliance matters relating to the above.
• Be able to interpret AML regulations and internal policies to make risk based decisions when providing client and matter risk advice to colleagues in the firm.
• To escalate complex issues to the team leaders, team manager or Head of AML and FC, including reputational matters where appropriate, with suggested proposals on the course of action.
• To provide support on wider risk and compliance projects as need be, which might include creation and delivery of training, updating guidance and forms for the team and the firm, including presenting to the firm as need be on any related topic.
• To build and maintain strong relationships across the firm, acting as a point of contact in relation to business acceptance and ongoing monitoring queries.
• To participate and support as necessary on any relevant risk and compliance projects or workstreams.
• To act as a go to within the team, supporting and mentoring more junior team members.
• Supporting Team Leaders with allocations as need be.
• Promote a positive compliance and risk culture across all offices and functions.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• A minimum of 3 years' technical and practical experience of CDD within a law firm is preferred. This role would suit someone with experience of dealing with AML regulatory issues, client onboarding and/ or ongoing monitoring in a compliance function at another law firm.
• Demonstrate good technical knowledge of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017.
• Strong reasoning skills and the ability to think laterally.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including the ability to effectively communicate and justify business acceptance decisions to partners, and handle challenging conversations.
• Demonstrate credibility to gain respect internally and, to the extent appropriate to the role, externally with people at all levels.
• Have an awareness of commercial issues and the commercial concerns of partners within the firm.
• A self starter, proactive and demonstrates ability to prioritise work and multitask effectively to meet deadlines and work to service level agreements.
• Methodical approach to work and superb attention to detail.
• Excellent team player.

Your Team

Can I Act are a shared service team within 'TLT ReSource' who undertake volume compliance tasks on behalf of the firm. The team deal with all tasks associated with taking on new clients and matters, such as conflict checking, client due diligence, and source of funds checks.

The team consists of 14 compliance professionals and is managed on a day to day basis by the Team Manager. The Risk Manager in Risk & Compliance is the strategic head of CIA and responsible for the team's operations.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible.