Our Shared Service Centre team (SSC) provides essential support to a number of teams across our firm. As part of this friendly department, you'll have the chance to work on exciting projects and develop your skillset. If you want to work on important projects and explore your potential, we'll give you the friendly, supportive working environment to go far.
The firm is looking to recruit an SSC Associate who will join the ATE QA Team (After The Event Quality Assurance) within BDO's Shared Service Centre (SSC) Internal Compliance Area, based in Liverpool City Centre. This will be a challenging and rewarding role where you will be involved in the administration and assurance of the firm's Conflicts of Interest (COI), Know Your Customer (KYC) & Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements, and online management systems (Including CMS & CTO2).
Successful applicants will be required to engage with Partners and senior stakeholders to discuss the 7 key risk areas identified by BDO (AML, Ethics & Independence, Conflicts, Reputational, Execution, Commercial, Network), and any mitigations provided for these risks.
Responsibilities:
* Undertaking internal "After the Event" Quality Assurance reviews, confirming that all appropriate On-Boarding due diligence (Conflicts, KYC and Assessment of risk factors) have been carried out.
* Creation and management of internal review reporting, including initial findings, draft and final reports, along with necessary issues and actions logs.
* AML / CTO2 Champion - Be a subject matter expert and maintain knowledge, expertise, and support colleagues across the SSC and BDO.
* Dealing with internal queries from Client / Project teams, and SSC teams on the firm's "AML Guidance".
* Liaising with Partners and senior stakeholders to resolve and remediate any deficiencies identified during the review process.
* Supporting with ad hoc projects for the Standard Due Diligence / Enhanced Due Diligence and the Research teams, as requested by the ATE QA Team Lead and Economic Crime Team.
* Providing ongoing support to the firm's Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Economic Crime Team.
* Escalating complex matters to the ATE QA Team Lead and/or the firm's Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Economic Crime Team.
* Management and input over an internal 'Issues Log' to ensure timely resolution of deficiencies.
* Researching potential and existing BDO clients through public sources.
* Carrying out checks on the firm's electronic ID and Sanctions tool as part of the On-Boarding process.
* Collaborating with the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Economic Crime Team to stay informed on KYC / AML approaches.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
* Knowledge and experience of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations.
* Strong working knowledge of MS Office including Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Internet research.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience with time management and meeting deadlines.
* Ability to prioritise and support an organised workload.
You'll preferably have experience and knowledge of heightening risk factors within AML / KYC, and appropriate mitigating points. Knowledge of business / key terms within the Accounting / Audit / Professional Services industry is also beneficial.
We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.
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