Trainee AML Analyst

at  Savills

TEAM OVERVIEW :

Savills culture is one of trust and respect, teamwork and collaboration. Our teams and our clients benefit when we work together, listening to and learning from each other. Above all, we value the motivation of our people. This is evidenced by our wellbeing offer, our capability to facilitate flexible working and our support to enjoy a healthy work life balance.
The Compliance team covers all regulatory aspects across Savills UK. It involves ensuring that our business is compliant by providing policy, advice and training on areas of regulation such as Client acceptance and anti-money laundering, Estate Agent Act, Code of Conduct, Fraud and Bribery policy, as well as the completion of client due diligence checks.
We are a dynamic team that is passionate about our responsibility, always seeking out best practices and improving ways to protect Savills and our clients from regulatory risk.

KEY SKILLS :

• Proven track record of working to deadlines in an office environment
• Strong administration, research and problem solving experience
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• High attention to detail, organisation skills and workload prioritisation
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Self-starter, who relishes challenges and strives for the best
• Focussed: commits to challenging goals and delivers consistently against these
• Strong team player: builds relationships and consults with others, quickly establishes trust and credibility
  A working knowledge of HMRC’s AML guidance is desirable.

THE ROLE:

We are recruiting for Trainee AML Analysts to be based in Manchester or Peterborough, working within the Savills UK Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) compliance team covering all client types in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 as amended and other financial crime related regulations (“Regulations”) for Savills UK clients and counterparties.
This demanding role within a high volume environment is to liaise with internal / external stakeholders and third parties to conduct client due diligence (“CDD”) checks independently according to business requirements.
Whilst previous experience in a similar role would be desirable, this is not a requirement as the successful candidate will be provided with full training, however experience of working in an office environment is beneficial.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete CDD checks for Savills UK clients and counterparties in accordance with Savills UK procedures using compliance systems, logs and files.
• Obtain and review information for corporates and private individuals from relevant sources (e.g. Companies House) and determine further information requirements.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders (Fee Earners / Admin Reps) and clients / solicitors to obtain further information where we are not able to obtain the required information from public sources.
• Ensuring CDD checks are conducted within the time frames in accordance with Savills UK procedures and compliance priorities.
• Maintenance of systems for completed CDD checks and the ongoing follow up of incomplete checks.
• Completion of ongoing CDD in accordance with the risk rating of the client, including the processing of compliance system alerts.
• Completion of investigation and a resolution of PEP reviews and sanctions screening alerts as required.
• Completion of peer reviews in accordance with self sign-offs and risk assessment protocols.
• Other duties as assigned
  Occasional travel between Savills offices may be required.