Risk & Compliance Officer, Business Acceptance

5 hours ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Ashurst Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

Description
Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a determination to go beyond the ordinary by outpacing change. We have a community of 4800+ people across over 30 offices globally and are a trusted adviser to top corporates, financial institutions, and governments. What sets us apart is our ambition for our people and our clients.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

  • Flexible work options
  • Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and corporate health plans
  • Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities
  • Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring and study support for further education
  • Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
  • We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro-bono opportunities, as well as our award-winning social inclusion and mobility programs
  • We are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Opportunity
An opportunity has arisen for a Business Acceptance Officer to join our Risk & Compliance team on a full time, permanent basis.

Working as part of our Global Risk & Compliance Department, the Risk Assessment, Business Protection & Conflicts Team is responsible for ensuring the firm is protected from reputational, legal, and commercial risks. This includes analysing all new clients and matters to identify and resolve legal and commercial "conflicts of interest", ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) obligations, and meeting international regulatory requirements for sanctions, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and client-related negative press.

The role is ideally suited to an individual with a clear and confident communication style, strong analytical and research skills, and a desire to work collaboratively with a dynamic and motivated team. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail, an interest in current affairs, and the ability to work well under pressure. A legal qualification is not essential, but problem solving, professionalism, and sound judgement are key.

A full job description, including a breakdown of responsibilities, can be found either below or at the bottom of the advertisement on our Ashurst careers page:

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

  • At least one years' experience in Risk and Compliance in the professional services sector or interest in this area with exposure through studies
  • Knowledge of AML/CTF obligations
  • Knowledge of international sanctions regulatory work is desirable
  • Strong organisational and research skills, attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure
  • Ability to demonstrate good judgement and an inquisitive mind
  • Good team spirit: assist others, when necessary, with the resolution of issues in a diplomatic manner
  • Flexible, versatile and able to adapt to new situations, processes and technology
  • Analytical ability
  • Good attention to detail
  • Experience working with Microsoft Suite including Word and Excel

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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