AML & Conflicts Assistant
Posted Today by AJ FOX COMPLIANCE
£35,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The AML & Conflicts Assistant will support a leading professional services firm's compliance team in London on a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations, conducting conflict of interest checks, and performing client due diligence processes. Candidates should have a degree and experience in compliance or a related field, preferably within a law firm context.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting conflict of interest checks for new clients, matters, and counterparties using internal systems
- Analysing and interpreting conflict results, escalating issues, and advising on solutions
- Maintaining accurate records of conflict assessments and outcomes
- Carrying out client due diligence and KYC checks in line with Money Laundering Regulations and other legislation
- Verifying client and beneficial owner identities, assessing risks, and identifying red flags
- Performing sanctions and PEP checks
- Monitoring ongoing client relationships and updating records to ensure compliance is maintained
- Maintaining accurate and confidential records of all KYC documentation
Key Skills:
- Degree-qualified professional
- Experience in compliance or a related area
- Prior exposure to working within a law firm (preferred)
- Excellent analytical ability
- Strong communication skills
- Capacity to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail
- Collaboration and professionalism
- Proactive approach
Salary (Rate): £35,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are working with a leading professional services firm to hire an AML & Conflicts Assistant to join their compliance team in London on a 6-month FTC. In this role, you’ll be supporting the firm’s regulatory obligations, ensuring effective conflict of interest checks and robust client due diligence processes. The firm is seeking a degree-qualified professional with experience in compliance or a related area, ideally with prior exposure to working within a law firm.
The responsibilities will include:
- Conducting conflict of interest checks for new clients, matters and counterparties using internal systems
- Analysing and interpreting conflict results, escalating issues and advising on solutions
- Maintaining accurate records of conflict assessments and outcomes
- Carrying out client due diligence and KYC checks in line with Money Laundering Regulations and other legislation
- Verifying client and beneficial owner identities, assessing risks and identifying red flags
- Performing sanctions and PEP checks
- Monitoring ongoing client relationships and updating records to ensure compliance is maintained
- Maintaining accurate and confidential records of all KYC documentation
The firm is looking for candidates with excellent analytical ability, strong communication skills and the capacity to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail. Collaboration, professionalism and a proactive approach will be key to success in this role. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded firm where your work will play a critical part in safeguarding the business and its clients. If you’re ready to take the next step in your compliance career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to be considered. Not quite right for you? Check out the rest of our risk and compliance roles or give one of our friendly team a call on 0207 117 2542. Ref: 1271