COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR ROLE – NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Job Title: Compliance Administrator Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Salary: £26,000 - £28,000A Legal 500 law firm are looking for a Compliance Administrator to join their Compliance Team in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Your role as Compliance Administrator would be to add new matters and new clients within the case management systems and to undertake anti money laundering checks. Successful applicants will report to the Compliance Officer and be responsible for: Opening new clients and matters on the Firm’s case management system (currently ‘Liberate’) in line with the Firm’s standards.
Monitoring the team’s shared mailbox and work with others to ensure that emails, notifications and requests are dealt with or distributed in a timely manner.
Using electronic customer due diligence (CDD) tools to screen clients.
Researching clients using publicly available sources including Companies House.
Communicating clearly with members of the firm on what may be required of clients to fulfil AML requirements.
Running and understanding sanctions and conflict checks where appropriate on file opening.
Reviewing client information and risk assessments received from Fee Earners and Secretaries as part of the file opening process and escalating where appropriate.
Ensuring all relevant documents are uploaded ...