Ready to begin your career in Anti Money Laundering? As an Anti Money Laundering (AML) Assistant – Apprentice, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting our dynamic AML team, ensuring Goodwin stays ahead of the curve with compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies. Combining your on-the-job experience with the Level 3 Compliance and Risk Officer Apprenticeship studies will provide you with a solid foundation and a head start in your career in Anti Money Laundering. This structured programme is designed to equip you with the expertise and credentials needed to excel, setting you on a path to success.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Compliance Team Support
- Assist with implementing Goodwin’s legal and regulatory framework requirements as outlined in Goodwin’s policies, controls and procedures (PCPs)
- Deliver anti-money laundering (AML) services using Goodwin’s systems and processes
- Coordinate and respond to queries from the business
- Undertake risk analysis for matters on which Goodwin is engaged, particularly in relation to existing clients
- Review existing client and matter records in order to meet Goodwin’s ongoing monitoring requirements
- Manage records to meet audit requirements
- Assist in the preparation of regular Management Information (where relevant)
- Support the Director of AML in extracting and presenting AML data when information needs to be provided to regulators or to feed into Firmwide AML Risk Assessments
- Ensure any changes to high risk jurisdictions are noted and communicated efficiently
- Collaborate with the wider Risk and Compliance team to ensure effective oversight of compliance- related errors, breaches, and incidents are appropriately recorded by the first line on a central register
- Ensure that work carried out in own areas of responsibility is in accordance with all legal, regulatory and internal Goodwin requirements, including policies
- Consistently demonstrate behaviours that promote Goodwin’s values to ensure positive colleague experience, exhibit a culture of strong conduct, and maximise the organisation’s performance
Guidance and Risk Oversight
- Keep up-to-date with relevant legal, regulatory and other changes that may impact Goodwin’s AML PCPs
- Support the wider Compliance team’s effective risk management oversight of the regulatory risk universefor the business
- Escalate compliance and risk issues where appropriate in line with organisational procedures
- Record information electronically and make use of available technology, for example Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation software, word processing, email, virtual communication
- Handle data safely and securely and share information in compliance with data protection legislation and organisational policy
- Support the development of a positive regulatory risk and compliance culture within Goodwin
- Additional duties and responsibilities, as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Interpersonal Skills
- Proactivity
- Communication Skills
- Project Management
- Problem Solver
- Analytical Skills
Educational Qualifications/Job Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 GCSEs, including 9 - 4 in Maths & English (or equivalent)
- Minimum 2 A Levels (or equivalent)
Working Schedule
- As this is an apprenticeship, the role will be based on 80% working hours and 20% off the job learning time. The role will be a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship.
