CRA Consulting
Salary: £28,000 – £32,000
Location: Sheffield
Contract: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract
CRA Consulting are recruiting on behalf of one of our reputable clients within Sheffield for an Ongoing Monitoring AML Analyst to join their expanding Risk & Compliance team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an AML, KYC or Compliance professional looking to further their career within a global legal environment. The firm will also consider ambitious Law Graduates or early-career professionals with strong analytical ability and a genuine interest in AML, Financial Crime and Risk & Compliance.
The successful applicant will join a specialist Ongoing Monitoring team responsible for ensuring client due diligence remains accurate, compliant and fully aligned with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing regulations.
About the business:
Our client is a Future Facing firm. Located in 40 countries and with over 5,000 lawyers worldwide, they combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving them the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.
Driven by technology and innovation, they continually develop new and improved ways of delivering legal services. Their forward-thinking approach ensures they continue to invest in their people and attract top legal and compliance talent.
About the Role:
This is a detail-driven and analytical AML role offering exposure to complex client structures, ongoing risk assessment and high-level client due diligence work within an international legal environment.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Assessing the risk profile of existing clients and identifying material changes
- Liaising with Partners regarding client due diligence matters
- Running company searches and adverse media / press searches
- Supporting the Deputy Money Laundering Officer with AML and compliance matters
- Assisting members of the AML team with research projects and wider regulatory compliance tasks
- Ensuring client due diligence records remain accurate, compliant and up to date
About You:
Our ideal candidate will have the following:
- Educated to degree level and/or qualified in KYC/Compliance and have worked in a professional services environment
- Knowledge and understanding of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and the EU's 5th Money Laundering Directive
- Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel
- Ability to analyse, research and make informed decisions
- A solution driven approach with the ability to take a practical, common sense approach to resolve issues
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Good time management skills to prioritise workloads, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent verbal, written and face-to-face communication skills
- Desire to work in a team but also self-motivated
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
- Enthusiastic, positive and committed team member
Contact us
For more information on this vacancy please contact Miles Lomas on or click apply today.
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