ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
Senior Compliance Manager We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.
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Overview of role This is an exciting opportunity for a senior compliance professional to join the Financial Crime Team, holding the role of Senior Compliance Manager: AMLCO/DMLRO for Walkers' office in Jersey. The role has a functional reporting line to the Chief Compliance Officer, as well as a reporting line into the Walkers (Jersey) LLP Partnership (the Partnership). The AMLCO plays an important role in ensuring that the Partnership's AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions framework is effective, risk based and is compliant with Jersey's regulations. By overseeing the policies, procedures, risk assessments, reporting, training and monitoring, the AMLCO helps to protect the Partnership from financial crime risks and ensures it meets the JFSC expectations. In addition to the AMLCO responsibilities, the successful candidate will also act as Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO), having responsibility for receiving and assessing reports addressed to the MLRO, externalising those reports as deemed appropriate, participating in ongoing monitoring activities and be the key point of contact for AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions matters as required. The successful candidate will work with the Group Compliance Teams including the Group Financial Crime Team, Regulatory Monitoring & Investigations Team, Law Firm Business Acceptance Team and the Compliance Systems & Reporting Team.
Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
· Developing and maintaining the Jersey AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions policies and procedures in line with Walkers Group policies, and Jersey's relevant laws, regulations, and the Handbook for the preventions and detection of money laundering, the countering of terrorist financing, and the countering of proliferation financing (the Handbook)
· Ensuring senior management and the Partnership are aware of their AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions obligations and support them in meeting those obligations
ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
· Working in conjunction with Group Compliance and the Partnership, maintaining the Partnership's Business Risk Assessment (BRA); ensuring that the BRA methodology and the BRA remains current and up to date
· Performing risk-based monitoring, ensuring compliance to the Walkers Group and Partnership's policies and procedures, for example, the Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) procedures, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SARs) procedures, and record keeping procedures
· Delivering AML/CTF/CPF and sanctions reporting to the Partnership and Group Compliance, and escalating issues where action may be required
· Preparing and presenting an AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions training and awareness programme to relevant staff across the Walkers Group, including Jersey specific training relevant for staff that work on Jersey relevant matters, as well as relevant training for the MLRO/DMLRO and the Partner's that are accountable for overseeing the firms AML/CFT/CPF obligations and its key persons
· In conjunction with the Office Managing Partner (OMP), acting as the main point of contact with the JFSC and other Jersey Regulatory Bodies regarding AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions matters, including the management of regulatory examinations, requests for information and the submission of regulatory filings
· Being the key point of contact in the Jersey office for Jersey AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions queries and the escalation of matters to Group Compliance where escalation for awareness or further discussion is required
In addition to the AMLCO responsibilities, the successful candidate will also deputise for the Jersey MLRO in their absence or where they require support thereby ensuring the continued compliance with Jersey's AML/CFT/CPF regulatory requirements.
The DMLRO will be responsible for:
· Acting as the designated officer for receiving internal SARs from Partners and staff
· Reviewing SARs in accordance with the internal policy and procedures
· Where it is determined that a SAR is to be externalised, submitting the SAR to the Jersey Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) within the required timeframe
· Maintaining the SARs register, ensuring that all SARs received are logged and assessed appropriately and that all supporting records are filed and saved appropriately
· Acting as the main point of contact for the JFIU during the absence of the MLRO, ensuring that all communications, including requests for consents and the management of the consent process with the JFIU, and their information requests are handled efficiently and in a timely manner
· Managing stakeholders internally in regard to consents, the consent process and ensuring moratorium period and complied with
ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
· Reviewing higher risk matters that present potential AML/CFT/CPR and sanctions risks
The role does not include any management responsibilities, but will work closely with a equivalent role holder in Walkers (Guernsey) LLP office and Group Compliance.
Education, Skills & Experience
With law firm and/or finance sector experience, you will have experience in performing AML/CFT/CPF roles and possess:
· An AML or other professional qualification or be studying towards such a qualification
· A sound knowledge of the Jersey AML/CTF/CPF regulatory requirements including the Handbook
· Full awareness of your own obligations
· Leadership ability with excellent communication skills. You are self-motivated and capable of prioritising workloads as required
· Excellent attention to detail
· Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate with partners, fee earners with confidence
· Have the flexibility and adaptability to undertake a variety of tasks at short notice if required
· Good working knowledge of Windows – Microsoft Word – Microsoft Excel – Outlook – Teams – iManage
· Able to prioritise competing demands
· Excellent time management and organisational skills
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