Compliance Assistant

This large UK law firm based in Manchester are recruiting for a Compliance Assistant to assist their busy Risk & Compliance Department.

The department are responsible for monitoring of compliance of new business in take,  this involves carrying out anti-money laundering and conflicts checking procedures.  Duties for this role will include:           

·         Filing of case registrations and client identification forms

·         Data entry of all pending/warning/reject/service of process and sub-files

·         Manual entry of new and any additional case information for all offices

·         Occasional assistance verifying client identity where required (database/internet searching).

·         Occasionally dealing with queries raised on case and client details.

·         Entry of all new and any additional client information for all offices.

·         Taking proactive steps to update and maintain all case and client information as necessary

·         Assisting the team in taking telephone queries

·         Assisting the Compliance Administration Team Leader when required

·         Participating in a data cleansing exercises

·         Other ad-hoc duties as required.

The ideal candidate for this role will be educated to degree level, ideally with previous experience working a legal administrative, compliance or data assistant position. You will also possess;  

·         Strong MS Office skills particularly Excel

·         Strong communication and customer service focus

·         Experience using Elite Enterprise (Desirable)

·         Adaptable and flexible team player approach