About this role
AML / KYC Specialist – Trading / Brokerage – Manchester
Duration: 12 months
Pay: £34.51 per hour PAYE
Responsibilities
- Prepares client profiles for new clients and existing clients.
- Conducts periodic reviews of client profiles.
- Ensures due diligence when onboarding new clients.
- Researches and gathers information to prepare a basic report for a new client.
- Leverages online tools, independent research or collaborates directly with the relationship manager.
- Amends existing client profiles when needed.
- Assists with administrative tasks when applicable.
- Conducts QSS real time scans to check information in the client profile and verify ownership against the ChoicePoint database.
- Communicates with internal stakeholders for information gathering purposes, as needed.
- No direct reports.
- Contributes to the achievement of team goals.
Skills Required
- Bachelors degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- Experience in trading, brokerage, fraud or law preferred.
- Applicable local/regional licenses or certifications as required by the business
About compliance & regulatory roles for ex-police
Compliance, AML and regulatory roles. Working to PACE, RIPA and CPIA is a stronger regulatory grounding than most civilian applicants can offer — firms increasingly recognise this.
See all compliance & regulatory jobs in Manchester →Why this fits a police background — match score 75/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Intelligence & OSINT
What compliance & regulatory roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Compliance analyst | £32,000–£42,000 |
| Compliance / AML officer | £40,000–£55,000 |
| Compliance manager | £55,000–£80,000 |
| Senior manager / head of compliance | £80,000–£120,000+ |