Compliance Team Leader

Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established, professional services business based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, who are currently looking for an experienced Compliance Team Leader to join the business and support the team of Compliance Analysts.

In this Compliance Team Leader role, you will be required to provide leadership and supervision to a team of Senior Compliance Analysts and Compliance Analysts who are responsible for reviewing client matters to identify and evaluate AML / KYC requirements in line with their risk profile ensuring compliance with internal policies and current regulatory requirements.

What will you be doing?

• Review that all cases are appropriately assigned and completed timely and that all communications within team inbox are responded and actioned in a timely manner.
• Support development of training for Compliance Analysts and Senior Compliance Analysts to ensure understanding of regulatory obligations.
• Support development of training for Analysts as may be required to ensure that processes and systems are used and followed consistently.
• Establish strong communication and relationships with key stakeholders.
• Monitor data accuracy for matters and lead remediation projects where required as may be appropriate.

What skills are we looking for?

• 6 or more years of experience, working in legal services or professional services.
• An advanced understanding of KYC and AML regulatory obligations.
• Candidate must show strong attention to detail.
• Be comfortable working with time constraints and deadlines.

What's on offer?

• Modern office located near good transport links.
• Bonus scheme.
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 from home).
• Travel insurance.
• Life insurance.

Send us your CV below or contact Becky Gibson for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.