About this role
Kennedys is looking to recruit a New Business Risk Analyst to join its Risk & Compliance team, supporting the firm's global new business intake process by reviewing and managing new matters, advising on conflicts of interest and AML requirements, responding to internal compliance queries, and helping to deliver an efficient and effective risk management framework across the business.
Offering hybrid working.
Team
The Risk & Compliance team at Kennedys acts as an in-house legal department assisting with regulatory and professional conduct enquiries. It also deals with a wide range of partnership and risk and compliance issues. As part of this, the New Business Risk team specialises in supporting new business intake processes existing across the Firm globally.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the work of the team in delivering an excellent new business risk process across Kennedys
- Reviewing and managing the opening of new matters within Intapp with regard to conflicts and compliance
- Acting as an internal consultant to the business, providing advice and assistance in relation to conflict of interest issues
- Assisting with general internal Helpdesk queries relating to conflict of interest and AML policies and procedures
- Assisting with the testing and launch of Intapp to the business
Required Experience
- Previous experience with Intapp in a professional services environment
- Understand principles and methods of Risk Management
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Proven organisational skills with a proactive attitude
- Be comfortable taking responsibility for decisions and chasing people to ensure delivery in a
- busy global organisation
- Proficient in the use of Office 365
- Excellent attention to detail
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
About risk & resilience roles for ex-police
Risk management, business continuity and emergency-planning roles. Contingency planning, threat assessment and multi-agency coordination experience from policing is directly transferable.
See all risk & resilience jobs in Manchester →Why this fits a police background — match score 65/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Working to legislation & regulation
What risk & resilience roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Resilience / BC analyst | £35,000–£48,000 |
| Business continuity / resilience manager | £50,000–£70,000 |
| Crisis management lead | £65,000–£85,000 |
| Head of resilience | £80,000–£110,000+ |