Client Onboarding & Compliance Assistant

Mar 15, 2025
Uckfield
Full Time
TPF Recruitment
Not Disclosed
Accounting & Auditing
Skills
Corporate Paralegal • Baan • IT Sales and Marketing • Civil Quality Control • Activex • Jboss
The Role
Corporate Paralegal • Baan • IT Sales and Marketing • Civil Quality Control • Activex • Jboss
TPF Recruitment is recruiting for a Client Onboarding And Compliance Assistant to join a market leading Top 100 accountancy practice in Uckfield.
This accountancy practice is a modern firm that is continuously driving themselves forward and have their clients long term best interests at the heart their business. They are a hard-working business that looks after their staff and rewards them accordingly for their work. They provide general accountancy practice services to their clients who range from start up businesses through to large groups with turnovers in excess of 35m. Their services typically consist of accounts, management accounts, audit, bookkeeping, tax, VAT, CIS and payroll.
Based in either Uckfield or London, but would have to commute to the other practice occasionally.
Responsibilities include:
  • On-board all new clients across the SG Group.
  • Periodic review of existing clients to ensure that all KYC documentation is up to date and in accordance with current regulations
  • Ensure all in-house processes and procedures are followed and updated accordingly
  • Provide technical updates to the business on current AML/KYC procedure and processes
  • Ensure collection of all AML documentation and record and store the information in a fully compliant manner Assist in maintaining and updating procedures
  • Gather information directly from prospects, their representatives and client introducers Review and Run SmartSearch checks
  • Monitor & review Letters of Engagement (LOE) Overview process of setting up new clients on CCH software until all Know Your Client (KYC), AML & LOE are completed
  • Monitor SmartSearch notifications and UK government sanction updates, considering the impact on existing and prospective clients in order to advise partners Assist Compliance Partner with other ad-hoc compliance related matters including those related to GDPR.


Requirements

Essential skills and experience:
  • Proven experience of AML, client due diligence and KYC/AML onboarding in professional services
  • Understanding of GDPR regulations, AML & relevant client due diligence (eg Anti-money laundering rules)
  • Client-facing experience
  • Strong research & analytical skills
  • Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders expectations
  • Capable of managing workflows and changing priorities
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills


Benefits

  • 40,000 - 50,000 dependent on experience and background, negotiable. A highly competitive benefits package is also on offer.
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Hybrid working
  • Commutable from: Brighton, Haywards Heath, East Grinstead, Uckfield, Burgess Hill, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, East Sussex, West Sussex.
  • Please apply for the vacancy or contact Mark Sitton via telephone, our website or LinkedIn for a confidential conversation.
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Essential skills and experience: Proven experience of AML, client due diligence and KYC/AML onboarding in professional services Understanding of GDPR regulations, AML & relevant client due diligence (eg Anti-money laundering rules) Client-facing experience Strong research & analytical skills Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders expectations Capable of managing workflows and changing priorities Excellent verbal & written communication skills