Compliance Officer - Financial Crime and NCA

An opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Officer to join the Group's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) in a role supporting both the Financial Crime team and the New Client Administration team. The role requires that the candidate attend our Leeds office a minimum of 2 days per week, perhaps more depending on business need. Within the OGC, the Financial Crime and New Client Administration teams have primary responsibility for the Group's financial crime framework and client onboarding processes including, all aspects of anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance. The teams provide support and advice to Fee Earners/Partners and other Business Services functions across the Group on a range of regulatory, risk and compliance issues. The successful candidate will initially focus primarily on financial crime compliance, before progressively gaining experience within the New Client Administration team, supporting client and matter onboarding and associated risk processes.