Job description
Sewell Wallis are currently working with a leading, international professional services based business within Leeds City Centre. Our client are looking for an experienced Analyst who has ideally worked within a professional services environment to join their well-established team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, growing business where progression and development from within is really encouraged.The role will mainly focus on completing conflict checks through their conflict checking system before analysing the data from their client and matter database to identify any potential conflict of interest. Full training and support will be provided and the role will report into a dynamic, supportive and approachable Manager.
The Analyst role will involve a lot of client interaction and will require someone who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will need to have strong problem-solving abilities and be able to identify issues and recommend solutions.
Hybrid and flexible working will be available, with approximately two days in the office and the rest from home.
The main duties of the role will be -
-Analysing potential conflicts and confidentiality issues in accordance with applicable regulation and common law.
-Identifying wider commercial issues at the client acceptance and conflict checking stage.
-Screening clients and counterparties against applicable sanctions lists to ensure any potential exposure is captured, assessed and escalated to the Sanctions Clearance Group for review.
-Identifying potential conflicts and then liaising with stakeholders across the business to try and resolve the issue.
-Working with other teams to find a practical solution to any commercial issues that arise.
-Offering advice and support throughout the conflict checking process.
-Developing a working relationship with other teams and groups to determine best practices.
-Assisting with the implementation and maintenance of information barriers to help protect highly confidential and sensitive client information.
The ideal candidate will have -
-Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, written and verbal communication skills.
-The ability to conduct thorough research using the internet and databases.
-The ability to work independently and with others as part of a team along with remaining calm and professional at times of increased workload and pressure.
-Excellent IT skills across the MS suite of programmes and willingness to learn new computer packages, software and document management systems.
-Education to degree level but non-graduates with previous conflicts or compliance experience will also be considered.
For more information please contact Becky Gibson
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
