Job Description

We believe we’re best positioned to make a meaningful impact on the economy. Every day, we provide a diverse range of organizations with the kind of business and financial advice it takes to do this. Our ideas and insight empower our clients to make big decisions about the future and unlock sustainable growth. With a relentless focus on quality and integrity, we help businesses, communities and our people to flourish.

We can offer some flexibility in where you are based. We are currently working from home and while the team are normally based in Leicester, you don't have to be based there full-time. It would be helpful if you could come into the Leicester office a few days a week when it is open but we can be flexible on Location.

If you enjoy working on a wide-reaching range of projects that will help businesses and communities flourish, you’ll fit right in. Here are some things you can expect from this Compliance and Risk Analyst role.

• Making quality second nature. This means doing what’s right even when no one’s looking. The work that you will do has a major impact on our clients and our firm. We pride ourselves on the high-level standards we have for the work that we do.

• Own your own work. You will be managing the onboarding of clients in compliance with the 2017 Money Laundering Regulations and internal policy. We will be looking for you to use your analytical skills to collate documentation and data from a variety of sources to verify identity and ownership/control to the appropriate standard. You’ll also be carrying out screening of clients to identity risks relating to sanctions, PEP, and adverse media relating to financial crime.

• Take responsibility. You’ll be completing Client Risk Assessments to determine the firm’s exposure to financial crime, including money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion, bribery & corruption and sanctions breaches as well as applying risk-based approaches to client periodic reviews.
• Build your brand. You'll manage own workload effectively to strict deadlines, with minimal supervision. Keep Team Leader informed of workload and any capacity issues

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrable experience undertaking research using a variety of tools. Knowledge of corporate structures, including complex overseas structures. Proven experience in a target driven role. Excellent communication skills.It’s important for us to support you in your role and help you to develop along the way. Knowledge of the full range of financial crime risks, including bribery & corruption, sanctions breaches and tax evasion. Knowledge of ultimate beneficial ownership verification research. Experience of conducting client/customer risk assessments. Experience of using data sources such as Dun & Bradstreet, BvD and Dow Jones. Fluency in a foreign language is desirable but not essential.