Senior Financial Crime Analyst

AJ FOX COMPLIANCE; Liverpool; Sur place; GBP 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global law firm in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Financial Crime Analyst to manage financial crime matters, advising on AML and regulatory obligations. In this senior role, you will work closely with the risk team and partners to shape and implement financial crime processes. Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of financial crime issues and experience within a law firm or professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Ability to operate as a trusted subject matter expert in financial crime.
• Comfortable advising partners on regulatory obligations.

Responsabilités

• Act as the primary escalation point on complex financial crime issues.
• Oversee the firm’s ongoing monitoring process for relevant clients.
• Advise partners on financial crime risks and regulatory obligations.
• Advising partners and fee earners on financial crime risks and regulatory obligations.
• Monitoring gifts and hospitality to ensure compliance with anti‑bribery and corruption requirements.
• Supporting policy development, training needs and regulatory visits alongside senior risk stakeholders.
• Assisting with annual AML audits, file reviews and the resolution of audit findings.

Connaissances

Advanced knowledge of AML

Financial crime expertise

Regulatory compliance

Description du poste

This range is provided by AJ FOX COMPLIANCE. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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We’re working with a global law firm to hire a Senior Financial Crime Analyst to join their team in Liverpool.

In this role, you’ll act as the senior escalation point for financial crime matters across the firm’s business acceptance function, advising on AML, counter terrorist financing, sanctions, anti‑bribery and corruption, and the prevention of tax evasion. You’ll work closely with the Head of Risk, the Business Acceptance Manager and the MLRO, supporting analysts, advising partners and fee earners, and helping shape firm‑wide financial crime processes and controls.

The firm is looking for an experienced financial crime professional with advanced knowledge of AML and wider financial crime issues, ideally gained within a law firm or professional services environment, and who is comfortable operating as a trusted subject matter expert.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary escalation point on complex financial crime issues, including sanctions analysis and SAR decision‑making and drafting
• Overseeing and supporting the firm’s ongoing monitoring process for relevant clients
• Monitoring sanctions developments and implementing changes to onboarding and acceptance processes
• Advising partners and fee earners on financial crime risks and regulatory obligations
• Monitoring gifts and hospitality to ensure compliance with anti‑bribery and corruption requirements
• Supporting policy development, training needs and regulatory visits alongside senior risk stakeholders
• Assisting with annual AML audits, file reviews and the resolution of audit findings

If you’re ready to step into a senior, influential role within a high‑performing risk team at an international firm, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to find out more.

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Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Legal Services and Law Practice

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