Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job description

Client:

CILEx Regulation Limited

Location:

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

6

Posted:

06.04.2025

Expiry Date:

21.05.2025

Job Description:

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

Do you have experience in monitoring AML compliance and analysing risk, ideally within a regulatory environment?

Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to a growing organisation and collaborate with senior external stakeholders to make a real impact?

If so, this could be a great opportunity for you!

About the organisation – CILEx Regulation Ltd. (CRL)

CILEx Regulation (CRL) is the independent regulatory body of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, authorising and regulating individual legal professionals and law firms. Their mission is to protect consumers, uphold high professional standards, and foster a diverse and effective legal profession.

CRL ensures legal professionals meet rigorous qualification and competence standards, monitor compliance, and take action when necessary.

CRL’s values guide everything they do: integrity; excellence; fairness; transparency; efficiency.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join CRL at an exciting time of growth and play a key role in its development!

Key facts

• This is a full-time, permanent role.
• A new role – part of wider investment/resourcing linked to the delivery of the new corporate strategy and plan.
• Starting salary: £36,000 per annum + benefits, including generous pension contributions (8% employer contributions when the employee contributes 3%), a starting holiday entitlement of 25 days per year plus public holidays, access to healthcare plans and discount schemes, learning and development opportunities, and flexible remote working arrangements. Compressed hours option is available (4 day week OR 9 day fortnight).
• Home-based – you can be based anywhere in the UK.
• Able to attend occasional in-person events, for which travel/subsistence costs reimbursed e.g. bi-annual employer team building days; role-related meetings involving the ombudsman, other regulators, assessments of practices (dates well known in advance).

The role

Join a small, collaborative team where you’ll play a key role in shaping and strengthening CRL’s AML supervision programme. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) and the OPBAS Sourcebook.

If you have a solid understanding of risk analysis within a regulatory setting, and are keen to step into an AML role, this is a fantastic opportunity. This role will be ideal for someone who thrives in a work setting which provides a good level of autonomy. You'll receive mentoring and support from experienced colleagues alongside tailored training, enabling and empowering you to take ownership, grow, and make a meaningful contribution.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure CRL complies with AML regulations and OPBAS expectations, including drafting sectoral risk assessment and AML Supervision Report.
• Liaising, preparing and, if requested, presenting reports to committee and/or the Board.
• Carry out initial AML risk assessments for firms and individuals applying for authorisation, using risk frameworks and risk ratings.
• Supervise and monitor AML compliance, including by entities, including receiving and processing annual AML Statement and annual returns, undertaking visits as appropriate.
• Produce reports of AML reviews and liaise with entities to ensure recommendations from AML reviews are met.
• Continue to develop and refine AML supervision policies, training materials, and other documents for review by the Director of Regulation.
• Support the Entity Authorisation and Supervision Officer in the broader supervision of firms and individuals.
• Publicise and promote AML compliance to CILEx regulated individuals, entities, CILEx members, CRL employees, stakeholders and the public.
• Gather and record intelligence on risk in legal practice, specifically economic crime and AML, and impact on regulation and disseminate intelligence to stakeholders.
• Engage with OPBAS and other AML Supervisors including attending meetings and reporting back to the wider entity team.
• Proactively contact self-employed members to promote regulatory compliance, identifying individuals requiring AML supervision.
• Comply with the principles of GDPR and IGR.

About You

• Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Knowledge of legal practices and business models.
• Proven experience in risk analysis within a regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of entity regulation and assessment.
• Experience in legal research or intelligence gathering.
• IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office.

Key Skills & Behaviours:

• Strong risk-based approach to supervision and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills for research and intelligence gathering.
• Relationship management and collaboration skills.
• Professionalism, resilience, and a commitment to continuous development.

Interested?

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