Senior Compliance Officer

What we will offer:
We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

Team Structure:
The global Business Acceptance team consists of the Head of Business Acceptance, two Business Acceptance Manager, two Senior Compliance Officer and ten Compliance Officers based across the firm's London, Hong Kong and Singapore offices.

Main Responsibilities:
The role primarily involves the day-to-day management of the file opening workflow handled by the Business Acceptance team. In practice, this will involve:

- Acting as the first point of escalation for queries from Compliance Officers (based in Hong Kong and Singapore) on how to approach issues that have arisen on tasks they are dealing with.
- Ensuring that turnaround times on individual tasks are met by the team.
- Ensuring that any issues, technical or otherwise, which affect the general file opening workflow are identified and quickly resolved.

The role will also include handling a share of the team's workload, which generally involves:

- Analysing conflict search results to identify potential regulatory and/or commercial conflicts and facilitating the resolution of these, utilising Intapp Open software.
- Managing incoming requests for new client and new matter openings.
- Researching new clients for CDD purposes and assisting fee-earners in obtaining the information and documentation required for this purpose.
- Implementing and maintaining information barriers.
- Conducting sanctions screening.
- Working closely with other business support functions, including IT and Accounts.
- Provide a second point of contact, in addition to the Business Acceptance Manager, to the business on complex compliance related queries.
- Assist with compliance driven policy drafting.
- Assist with delivery of the Business Acceptance training programme.
- Assist with the project management of software upgrades linked to the Business Acceptance team, such as the upgrade of Intapp Open.

Attributes/Skills Required:

- A strong understanding of AML and conflicts rules applicable in Singapore and other jurisdictions in which the firm operates.
- Confidence in presenting to senior stakeholders within the business.
- Strong research skills and familiarity with widely used data providers such as Bureau van Dijk/Orbis and Accuity.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.
- A desire to build on existing knowledge and adapt to changes in processes and procedures quickly.
- Undergraduate degree is required.
- Experience of using Intapp Open software is desirable.

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.

About the Firm:
With 8 offices worldwide and with our headquarters based in London, Stephenson Harwood is a law firm where our people are committed to achieving the goals of our clients - listed and private companies, institutions and individuals across the globe. Our mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.

Our experience encompasses corporate, commercial litigation and arbitration, employment, pensions and private wealth, finance, marine and international trade, and real estate and projects.

We assemble teams of bright thinkers to match our clients' needs and give the right advice from the right person at the right time. Dedicating the highest calibre of legal talent to overcome the most complex issues, we deliver pragmatic, expert advice that is set squarely in the real world.

Our values

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**Individuality**

We encourage creativity and develop talent.

**Commitment**

To be the best and deliver the highest standard.

**Teamwork**

We work together to build close, long-term relationships

**Straight talking**

We say what we mean and do what we say.

These values express the personality of the individuals within our firm. They are the behaviours we encourage in our people and the standards which inform our decisions and actions.

**Our vision into 2026**

To be a successful firm where talented people work together in an entrepreneurial environment, building long term client relationships.

This vision is about who we want to be, as well as who we are. It is as much about our values as about our c