Compliance Officer - Wise May Ltd : Job Details

Compliance Officer - Legal - City - £45,000 pro rata - 3 month contract

Wise May are looking for a Senior Risk and Compliance Officer to join our client, a personable and progressive law firm based in the City. This is a great opportunity to join a friendly team who reward hard work.

Duties to include:

• Ensuring that robust client due diligence (CDD) is conducted when onboarding clients with particular focus on CDD for corporate entities and more complex structures.
• Liaising with fee earners to ensure that any outstanding information for onboarding, including conflict checks, AML checks and Risk Assessments are completed.
• Conducting screening.
• Answering AML queries and escalating where required.
• Managing a shared inbox ensuring that emails and requests are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Supporting the team with other risk and compliance projects.
• Carrying out administrative duties and other ad-hoc activities as required.

Key skills required:

• A minimum of 5 year experience in a risk and compliance role ideally within a law firm.
• Prior experience in reviewing risk assessments and experience in client onboarding.
• Experience in completing CDD/KYC for corporate entities and exposure to complex corporate structures would be an advantage.
• Experience with dealing with regulatory queries and general risk and compliance matters in a law firm.
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to handle confidential information in a professional and discreet manner.
• Excellent analytical skills and a high standard of written and oral communication.
• Strong IT skills.