Senior Financial Crime Advisor

UNCOVER; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious international law firm as a Senior Financial Crime Advisor to lead compliance activities in anti-money laundering and sanctions. You will provide strategic guidance, draft compliance documents, and enhance the firm's financial crime framework based in London. This role seeks experienced professionals in the financial crime advisory space.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in a financial crime advisory or regulatory environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK and international AML and sanctions regimes.

Responsibilities

• Advise on sensitive client clearances involving sanctions exposure.
• Draft compliance documentation and align it with the global policy framework.
• Investigate complex client due diligence queries and background checks.

Skills

Financial Crime Advisory

Compliance Knowledge

Risk Assessment

Sanctions Knowledge

Education

Qualified Lawyer

Job description

Direct message the job poster from UNCOVER

Legal Risk & Compliance Recruitment Specialist

A prestigious international law firm is looking for a skilled Senior Financial Crime Advisor to join their global Risk & Compliance team in their London offices.

The Senior Financial Crime Advisor role will focus on ensuring the firm's continued compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and sanctions regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Financial Crime professional who has worked in a law firm environment.

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Financial Crime Advisor role:

• Advise senior leadership and legal teams on sensitive client clearances, particularly those involving sanctions exposure.
• Deliver expert advice to the firm on anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and global sanctions matters, including complex and high-risk scenarios.
• Draft and refine internal compliance documentation and ensure alignment with the firm’s global policy framework.
• Provide strategic input into the firm’s wider financial crime compliance initiatives and risk appetite.
• Take ownership of developing, managing, and enhancing the firm’s sanctions compliance framework in line with evolving legal and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor changes in global sanctions regimes and ensure internal policies, procedures, and training reflect the latest developments.
• Collaborate with colleagues in New Business Intake and Enterprise Risk to streamline processes and provide consistent risk assessments.
• Investigate complex client due diligence (CDD) queries and perform thorough background checks to identify ultimate beneficial ownership and potential risk factors.
• Promote best practices and knowledge-sharing within the financial crime function to strengthen the team’s collective expertise.
• Design and deliver tailored training sessions for legal and business teams to promote awareness and adherence to sanctions and financial crime obligations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified lawyer would be advantageous
• At least 3 years’ experience in a financial crime advisory or regulatory environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK and international AML and sanctions regimes.

If you are an experienced and motivated professional seeking an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded international law firm as a Senior Financial Crime Advisor we invite you to apply.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Legal Services and Law Practice

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