Role Overview
- Manage the end-to-end onboarding lifecycle for complex and high-risk clients, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Provide expert analysis of screening results, identifying potential risks and determining appropriate escalation or mitigation strategies.
- Act as a key point of contact for clients and stakeholders, managing relationships to obtain and verify CDD, beneficial ownership, and other critical information across a range of structures.
- Liaise with Compliance on risk identification, assessment, and mitigation in the onboarding process.
- Maintain accurate records and audit trails in the onboarding system, ensuring traceability and high data integrity.
- Collaborate with fee earners to facilitate the timely closure of finished matters and ensure effective management of the matter lifecycle.
- Support process improvement initiatives by identifying, proposing, and implementing enhancements to onboarding workflows.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on onboarding, AML/CFT, and CDD requirements, providing guidance on complex cases and regulatory interpretation.
- Mentor, coach, and support the development of junior team members, fostering technical expertise and high performance within the team.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in onboarding, CDD, or a related compliance/AML function within a professional services business.
- Excellent knowledge of AML/CFT regime in Jersey/Guernsey, CDD processes, screening and risk assessment frameworks.
- Deep understanding of corporate, funds, and trust structures, including complex and multi-jurisdictional arrangements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements practically and proportionately.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex cases independently, exercising sound judgement and decision-making.
- Proven ability to consistently meet tight deadlines in a fast paced environment.
- Experience of working to strict processes.
- Ability to apply policies and procedures.
**DESIRABLE:
- Experience of working in a law firm environment.
- ICA Advance certificate or Diploma (or equivalent) in CDD or AML.
- Previous experience working with Intapp.
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Applicants must have a Right to Work document allowing them to live and work in Guernsey, such as an Established Resident Certificate, or a Family Member Permit
Benefits
Everyone has the opportunity to develop their skills through quality work opportunities, supported by professional training delivered in-house or by external providers, mentoring and support.****
We want you to develop and share your ideas. This ensures that we foster an innovative and collaborative working environment that deliver constructive and realistic solutions to our clients.****
Collas Crill is a flexible company, encouraging staff to develop their careers in the way that suits them best.