Description
The Financial Crime and Sanctions Analyst is a junior-level, second-line role in the Financial Crime and Sanctions (FCS) Team, part of the firm's Legal Department.
You will be at the forefront of compliance in a fast-paced, global environment and will have the opportunity to work on challenging and engaging matters.
The focus of this role will be analysing the financial crime, sanctions and reputational risks of existing clients, identifying and gathering client due diligence materials, and escalating key issues to more senior members of the FCS Team.
The role will also involve supporting the FCS Team with quality control, regulatory reporting, internal and regulatory audits, and other risk management and compliance projects.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
- Client reverifications and backlog reduction (AML compliance)
- Facilitating the ongoing monitoring process in coordination with partners and fee earners
- Driving down the existing client reverification backlog
- Ongoing monitoring of clients and matters (AML compliance)
- Providing support and assistance to the FCS Team on client due diligence matters
- Reviewing records, conducting research, screening for PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media
- Sanctions monitoring (sanctions compliance)
- Assisting with sanctions monitoring procedures
- Gifts and hospitality (anti-bribery and corruption compliance)
- Providing support and assistance to the FCS Team on Anti-Bribery and Corruption related matters
- Corrective Actions Support
- Actively executing high-volume, structured CDD and AML remediation projects
- Supporting the delivery of targeted client file review programs
- Other
- Supporting the FCS Team in monitoring quality control for existing clients
- Assisting with managing and maintaining internal records, know-how, and databases
Key Requirements
- Strong understanding of relevant AML/CTF regulation and related compliance issues
- Previous hands-on experience of client due diligence, ongoing monitoring, client reverifications and/or sanctions screening
- General understanding of ethical rules and guidelines and related compliance issues applicable to international law firms
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
- Strong analytical and research skills