Risk and Compliance Manager

Fox Williams offers a unique opportunity to advance your career in a personable, progressive and entrepreneurial environment. Our people and culture are important to us and central to everything we do. We continually strive to create and maintain a friendly and supportive environment for our staff. You will quickly get to know everyone from the Senior Partner to the most junior staff. Whilst we are recognised for our strong culture and investing in our people, we are equally well known for our high profile matters, quality of our work and solving our clients' most complex legal issues.
The opportunity
This is a position for a Risk and Compliance Manager to join the Risk and Compliance team. The Risk and Compliance team consists of the Head of Compliance/HoC (who is also the MLRO and MLCO), Risk and Compliance Manager (current manager is moving overseas), Risk and Compliance Lawyer, Risk & Compliance Paralegal, Senior Compliance Officer, Compliance Officers, and Solicitor Apprentice (temporary seat). The successful candidate will report to the HoC and line manage the central onboarding team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and energetic manager to assist the HoC in strengthening the team and help shape the fast-evolving risk and compliance function.
Responsibilities
Manage the central onboarding process and deliver services aligned with the firm's strategic priorities and proactively make improvements to the gatekeeping function.
Develop, motivate and line manage the central onboarding team.
Allocate and delegate work within the team to ensure that the client and matter onboarding process is delivered effectively and in accordance with the firm's Policies, Controls and Procedures (PCPs).
Perform Quality Assurance checks and approval of client and matter onboarding compliance checks.
Draft escalation reports in accordance with the firm's (PCPs).
Manage the shared compliance inbox and ensure that requests are acknowledged and dealt with in a timely manner.
Assist the MLRO in dealing with compliance queries.
Maintain and monitor Central Registers and provide regular management information reports to the HoC.
Deliver training and support to the central onboarding team, provide guidance to the legal teams and other business support teams on internal processes and procedures.
Manage third party accounts (including compliance ID&V screening tools).
Administer events in the annual compliance calendar.
Coordinate projects and assist the HoC in managing cross functional improvements within the business.
This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Five years' experience in line management of a team ideally in a risk and compliance function within legal or financial services.
Degree holder and anti-money laundering qualifications would be advantageous.
Up-to-date knowledge of money laundering regulations and obligations in the legal or financial sector.
Exceptional attention to detail and proven methodical approach.
Demonstrable resilience, and ability to thrive in a high-pressured environment.
Proactive and determined individual with strong problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and oral communication and an ability to handle confidential information in a professional and discreet manner.