The teams

The Ireland Investor AML Onboarding team are responsible for completing AML verification on investors prior to opening an account in a fund under Northern Trust’s administration. All investors are risk assessed and initial due diligence documentation gathered to facilitate onboarding. The team also is also responsible for monitoring trigger events, whereby a refresh of documentation may be required due to a change in circumstance of an investor. 

The Ireland Investor AML Ongoing Monitoring team are responsible for the continuous monitoring of investors throughout their Investment journey. This is done primarily through overnight screening of all investors and related parties, transaction monitoring of the investment activity as well as carrying out periodic reviews to ensure all due diligence documentation remains accurate and up to date.

The roles

Our teams have opportunity to work on large scale ongoing monitoring projects, at an EMEA wide level and across multiple jurisdictions. AML partners will be involved in strategic roll out of such projects, and accountable for execution to the highest of AML standards. Success in our team requires partners to hold, build and maintain strong relationships with the Northern Trust Transfer Agency and Client Services Departments across EMEA, as well as other key stakeholders, to deliver a robust AML Ongoing Monitoring and AML Onboarding service to Northern Trust’s client and investor base.

The skills

Successful candidates will demonstrate some of the following:

• We are looking for people who are organised in their approach and can work to meet deadlines

• Collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders is key – so good verbal or written communication skills will be valuable

• Strong organisational and communication skills with experience in managing large projects.

• Skills gained in risk management, compliance, process improvement, or research are all transferable to this team so if you have experience in these areas, we encourage you to consider building a career in AML.

• Candidates with knowledge of the wider fund administration or investor services space will also be eligible to apply.

• Training is provided so that you can work on your own initiative

• For more senior roles, extensive knowledge of day-to-day AML and Transfer Agency operations and the wider funds administration business is required

• Experience in the AML industry with exposure to ongoing monitoring practices is ideal, especially if you hold knowledge of the EMEA AML regulatory landscape

• Successful candidates will demonstrate an ability to research issues and deliver solutions. A track record of driving operational improvement will be valuable.