Location
Belfast, County AntrimSalary
CompetitiveJob Type
PermanentDate Posted
09 September, 2022Client Onboarding Officer
Client:
Abacus Group are working with a leading law firm to recruit for a Client Onboarding Officer to join the team. You will be joining a firm with real entrepreneurial drive where they don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. Our client has a real positive attitude to diversity and inclusiveness and want the successful candidate to bring their unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow.
Why this role?
- Generous annual leave
- Health insurance
- Life assurance
- Career coach to help with your own development
- Hybrid working
Role:
- Researching clients using the firm’s systems or public sources to meet our regulatory requirements on Client Due Diligence
- Communicating clearly with the Partnership what may be required of Clients to fulfil said requirements
- Advising on CDD requirements for our overseas offices which may differ from the UK approach
- Using screening tools to carry out risk assessments at client inception and also when CDD records are updated to see whether the client presents a higher than usual risk of money laundering
- Carrying out research to establish whether there is any adverse press about a prospective client and assessing its relevance
- Carrying out searches to identify whether a client is a politically exposed person and preparing emails for Senior Management’s approval
- Carrying out research on the source of wealth and funds and assisting with advice on this to the partners and fee-earners advising
- Filing appropriately and diligently so that centralised records of client approvals are maintained
- Escalating issues or concerns to management in an effective manner
- Carrying out conflicts searches using data submitted by partners and other fee earners
- Reporting back to the partner/ fee earner on the results of the search Identifying potential conflicts issues and escalating them to more senior members of the Compliance team
Requirements:
- Experience in conflicts of interest checking and/or AML checking
- Understanding of the law firm model
- Excellent research skills
- Organisation skills and the ability to juggle demanding deadlines
- Strong communicator
- Self motivator, able to work independently and as part of a team
Primary Contact:
Contact Nicky Strutt for more information
Next Steps:
Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant from the Abacus team on 0044 (0) 28 9031 3157 for a confidential discussion. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 4 business hours.
The team at Abacus manages a range of permanent and contract positions throughout Northern Ireland, the UK and the Republic of Ireland. If you are experienced and/or professionally qualified we can support your job search.
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