Senior Compliance Officer
Posted 5 days ago by Career Legal
£80,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Compliance Officer role at an international law firm involves overseeing compliance functions, particularly in AML and conflicts, on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The position includes managing a team, handling queries, and ensuring consistent application of compliance standards. The successful candidate will have significant experience in a law firm setting and will play a key role in training and mentoring staff. This position is primarily focused on compliance operations within the London office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Acting as an initial escalation point for queries from team members
- Managing workload by allocating work fairly and ensuring it’s completed promptly
- Analysing conflict search results and resolving any issues
- Implementing and maintaining information barriers
- Conducting sanctions screenings
- Playing a leading role in ongoing training and mentoring
- Ensuring Compliance Officers apply a consistent approach to resolving conflicts, AML and other issues
Key Skills:
- At least 4 years’ experience in a Business Acceptance role from a law firm
- Solid understanding of AML and Conflicts rules
- Previous/existing line management or supervisory experience
- Commitment to a 12m FTC
- Experience using Intapp Open and Walls
Salary (Rate): £80,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Legal
Senior Compliance Officer
12m Fixed-Term Contract
International Law Firm
Salary Up To £80,000pa
London
My client, an international law firm, is actively recruiting for an experienced Risk & Compliance professional with AML and Conflicts experience to join them on an initial 12m FTC basis in their London office – working as their Senior Compliance Officer. This role is a maternity cover contract!
The Business Acceptance team is a global team operating out of three offices, including London. This role has elements of day-to-day compliance work, as well as people management.
As the successful Senior Compliance Officer, you’ll be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
• Acting as an initial escalation point for queries from team members
• Managing workload by allocating work fairly and ensuring it’s completed promptly
• Analysing conflict search results and resolving any issues
• Implementing and maintaining information barriers
• Conducting sanctions screenings
• Playing a leading role in ongoing training and mentoring
• Ensuring Compliance Officers apply a consistent approach to resolving conflicts, AML and other issues + much more.
To be considered for this opportunity, you’ll need to have/be the following:
• Have at least 4 years’ experience in a Business Acceptance role from a law firm
• Have a solid understanding of AML and Conflicts rules
• Have previous/existing line management or supervisory experience
• Be able to commit to a 12m FTC
• Be experienced using Intapp Open and Walls
If you’re open to a 12m FTC and interested in this opportunity, get in touch as soon as possible. This firm is looking to review applications immediately.