Full job descriptionSterling Williams are supporting a group of companies that spans an Accountancy / Company Secretarial and Legal Services/Takeover Specialist boutique in London who are looking to hire experienced Compliance and AML/MLRO capabilities.


Head of Compliance and MLRO/MLCO
Salary dependent on experience
Location: West End of London (Hybrid)
Permanent (Part Time or Full Time)


Working alongside a group of businesses who are looking to hire an experienced Head of Compliance / MLRO to join their team spanning Legal Services and/or Accounting/CoSec expertise and/or Corporate Finance.


The firm is creative, and entrepreneurial and compliance is critical in a maintaining front foot approach to set standard, and ensuring the firm meets expectations by its appropriate regulators, and regulatory obligations.


Key Responsibilities:


*Ownership of all compliance frameworks
*Conflicts management
*KYC/EDD, client onboarding, and ongoing Due Diligence
*Transaction file reviews, governance, policies, monitoring
*Ability to push back confidently on senior stakeholders
*Build structure, improve processes, and bring "common sense" to compliance
*Mentor and upskill existing team members


Person Specification - The successful candidate will have:


*Strong understanding of Compliance in an Accounting, Corporate Finance, Legal, Company Secretarial services environment
*Common sense, judgement, and the ability to challenge
*Confidence, communication skills, and the ability to spot errors and improve systems
*Comfortable in a small, entrepreneurial team
*Ability to work independently and make compliance "your own"