Financial Crime Risk Associate Director (Insolvency & Restructuring)

Join our team as a Financial Crime Risk Associate Director, where you will provide specialist support to live insolvency appointments. You will lead the delivery of first-line financial crime support, oversee case-level responses to financial crime risks, and provide strategic financial crime advice to partners, directors, and case teams. You will also set and enforce high standards of governance and documentation, act as the primary escalation point for complex financial crime matters, and support the safe continuation of appointments. Flexible working options are available.

• Lead the delivery of first-line financial-crime support across insolvency and restructuring engagements, overseeing the identification, assessment, and resolution of financial-crime risks.
• Act as the senior first-line decision-maker within delegated authority, providing oversight and direction on case-level judgements relating to client due diligence, sanctions exposure, and suspicious-activity considerations.
• Provide strategic financial-crime advice to partners, directors, and case teams, interpreting intelligence, documentation, and stakeholder information to identify material risks and shape proportionate responses.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in financial‑crime risk management, including AML, sanctions, due diligence, and suspicious‑activity matters within complex or high‑risk environments. AML, CDD diploma qualifications
• Proven senior first‑line capability, with responsibility for overseeing and making case‑level financial‑crime decisions within delegated authority and guiding others’ judgement
• Strong command of regulatory, ethical, and escalation frameworks, underpinned by sound judgement, clear rationale, and consistently high documentation standards
• Trusted adviser to Insolvency Practitioners, partners, and directors, providing confident, pragmatic advice on live, sensitive, and high‑risk engagements
• Experience supporting insolvency, restructuring, or other high‑risk advisory engagements within complex regulatory environments
• Strong confidence exercising and articulating risk‑based judgement in fast‑moving, ambiguous, and sensitive situations
• Solid familiarity with sanctions regimes, complex ownership and control structures, and international financial‑crime risk exposure
• Ability to clearly and credibly explain financial‑crime risks, decisions, and trade‑offs to senior non‑specialist stakeholders
• A track record of deepening technical expertise while working closely with partners, directors, and other senior stakeholders