Senior AML Compliance Officer
Ampa - Legal & Professional Services
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Birmingham • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
About the role
- Lead on Financial Crime Compliance: Drive AML, sanctions, CDD/KYC, and client onboarding processes across the business, ensuring best practice and adherence to regulatory standards.
- Maintain and Enhance Controls: Support the design, review, and ongoing improvement of policies, procedures, and practice-wide risk assessments.
- Complex Query Resolution: Act as a subject-matter expert for AML, sanctions, conflicts, and SRA regulatory requirements, handling complex and high-risk onboarding queries.
- Monitoring, Reporting & Investigations: Track compliance issues, prepare reports, conduct file reviews, and lead internal audits and investigations.
- Regulatory Engagement: Assist in responding to regulatory enquiries and liaise with bodies such as the SRA.
- Training & Guidance: Draft compliance bulletins and advice notes, and deliver training across the business to ensure high standards and awareness.
- Audit Support: Support internal and external audits, including those carried out by clients, suppliers, and regulators.
- Business-Wide Collaboration: Contribute to cross-group projects, including new technologies, changes in legislation, and process improvements.
- Horizon Scanning: Stay informed on financial crime trends, regulatory developments, and best practice affecting the legal sector.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Attend internal and external networking events and present as required.
Requirements
- 3+ years’ experience in AML or compliance roles within a law firm.
- Qualified solicitor or experience within an in-house Risk & Compliance team.
- Professional AML qualification (e.g., ICA AML Diploma or Advanced Certificate).
- Strong experience in AML, sanctions, and financial crime compliance within a UK law firm or similar regulated environment.
- Solid understanding of SRA Standards & Regulations, Money Laundering Regulations, Proceeds of Crime Act and LSAG guidance.
- Experience managing internal investigations and responding to regulatory enquiries.
- Able to work independently, prioritise effectively, and manage multiple compliance tasks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with sound professional judgement.
- Collaborative and approachable, able to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.
- High attention to detail and commitment to ethical, compliant working practices.
- Comfortable using a range of IT systems and platforms.
Benefits
- A Crucial Role in Protecting the Business
- Autonomy and Influence
- Collaborative, Multi-Disciplinary Culture
- Career Growth & Specialism
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
AMLsanctionsCDDKYCrisk assessmentscompliance reportinginternal auditsinvestigationsregulatory compliancefinancial crime compliance
Soft skills
communication skillsprofessional judgementcollaborationstakeholder engagementattention to detailindependenceprioritizationapproachabilitytraining deliverynetworking
Certifications
ICA AML DiplomaAdvanced Certificate in AMLqualified solicitor