Junior Compliance Officer Position

Sandton

R15 000 CTC

My client is a well-established and highly recognised leading global law firms based in Sandton – CBD., with over 40 offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States
This position is principally responsible for the provision of guidance and advice to the firm as part of the New Business Intake process and for ensuring that the relevant policies and procedures to which the firm subscribes are adhered to at all times.
The Professional Standards & Compliance department is responsible for providing Compliance support, guidance and training to the firm. The team conducts Client Due Diligence (CDD) on all new clients of the firm.
The company has a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, and provide excellent business-oriented advice to their clients locally and internationally.
Their distinctive market position is founded on their exceptional breadth of practice, in deep industry knowledge, and on their 'one team' global approach.
Every employee is the key to success, which is why they seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of global practice.

The successful candidate must have:
• Matric
• Relevant degree from a recognised tertiary institute
• Able to work overtime as and when required (working hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm)

Your busy and challenging day will include but not limited to:
• Review New Business Intake forms submitted by the International LLP
• Ensure CDD has been gathered to the appropriate standard for all new client registrations, including those clients for whom enhanced due diligence is required
• Conduct a degree of personal research from public sources. This involves familiarisation with a wide array of potential sources, including company registries, stock exchange websites, financial and legal regulators' websites, company search providers and external databases
• Liaise with legal staff, support staff and research teams to obtain any remaining CDD information
• Where appropriate, liaise directly with the firm's clients regarding CDD requirements
• Document the evidence obtained during the CDD process in a clear and concise manner
• Conduct risk rating reviews on clients taking into account the information gathered during the CDD process and the manner of work to be undertaken by the company
• Ensure CDD has been gathered to the correct standard in order to approve alterations in the client name or registered address, reactivate inactive clients or alter the CDD standard setting
• Provide advice and guidance to partners, fee-earners and support staff in relation to the requirements of Compliance legislation and the interpretation and application of the firm's AML/CDD policy
• Investigate co-client related party checks to ensure that new matters for existing clients are registered correctly and gather CDD for those related parties where necessary
• Liaise with the company’s support departments, notably the Finance, Research, Conflicts and IT departments
• Maintain the firm's in house databases
• Participate in administrative projects under the supervision of more senior Compliance Officers

As the Junior Compliance Officer becomes more experienced, they may be asked to:

• Participate in either the Retrospective Review or Ongoing Monitoring project, which involves conducting CDD to the current standard on all active clients of the firm registered prior to the implementation of the UK Money Laundering Regulations 2007 or refreshing the CDD held for clients registered since the implementation of the Regulations

• Prepare and deliver presentations to the wider Compliance Team on a variety of topics, including detailed investigations into unusual company structure types, refresher presentations on team precedents and procedures and new available sources

General Attributes
• Ability to effectively manage workload with supervision from more senior team members until experienced enough to handle workload independently
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Reliable and dependable
• Ability to handle queries efficiently with diplomacy and tact
• An effective and diligent team member with the ability to handle solo projects
• Ability to follow instructions precisely
• Proven initiative and strong work ethic

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