Job Title:	Compliance Assistant
Reference:	Compl3114
Salary:	Up to £27,000
Location(s):	London
Industry(s):	Financial Services
Advertiser:	Compliance Professionals Ltd
Employment Type:	Permanent
Posted:	27-11-2008

Description:

THE COMPANY:

Our client is a leading financial services specialist who is seeking a Compliance Assistant to join their growing compliance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain good compliance exposure and build a career within the compliance field.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Processing new account applications process for all new accounts

Supervise the acceptance or rejection of low-risk accounts

Personally approve accounts that fall into the high-risk category

Investigate and clear transactions identified against specified watch lists

Investigate alerts on new accounts

Intervene with sales managers, rejecting applications as appropriate, when submitted documentation that is not acceptable

Call sales executives with questions regarding accounts or transactions flagged in the transaction monitoring process

Monitor transactions according to policy

Investigate transactions when required, and determine investigation needs

Oversee the periodic update of files for existing customers

Maintain records according to policy

File periodic government transaction reports

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

MUST have AML/KYC experience gained within financial services

Ideally educated to degree level

For further information, please contact Hannah Tabatabai