AML & Sanctions Advisor

I am currently recruiting for AML & Sanctions Adviser for a 6-9 Month contract.

ROLE PURPOSE

Assist the Head of Financial Crime to deliver my client's Financial Crime Strategy as part of the Financial Crime Team. Responding to Anti-Money Laundering and URU queries & concession requests from advisers and internal staff.

Operating the process to identify and evaluate clients against Sanctions lists and Watchlists.

Researching media outlets and news for Money Laundering and Financial Crime issues.

OBJECTIVES/ACTIVITIES

URU

- Deal with adviser queries relating to URU and provide accurate and timely advice
- Consider and where appropriate issue and log concessions for URU checks where ID is not available or not passed through URU
- Inform Advisers where processes have not been followed and record an internal breach of process
- Provide ad-hoc AML and ID advice to advisers
- Liaise with CDMs, Field Supervisors and RMT re Adviser URU usage
- Provide training and feedback to advisers on all aspects of URU, ID&V checks
- Monitor the URU authentications across the group and report to the group Head of Financial Crime on a weekly & monthly basis
- Identify training needs externally (advisers) & internally (HO Staff)

PEPS AND SANCTION PROCESS

- Monitor the PEP and Sanctions system and assess any positive matches
- Report true matches to the Group Financial Crime Officer

MEDIA CHECKS

- Scan all media forms to check for Money Laundering and Financial Crime issues and check if any relate to IFS clients.
- Investigate any matches and liaise with the relevant adviser

If you are interested please send your CV to (see below) and I will be in touch.