Conflict Analyst

Conflict Analyst Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. The conflict check team is responsible for high level client risk assessment, legal conflicts of interest, client and new hire due diligence, and assists with RFPs. The associate, conflict analyst will be responsible for supporting the firm's new client intake process. This position will perform preliminary conflict checks and new engagement set up under the direction of the firm's conflict management leadership. The conflict analyst must show a high level of critical thinking in their evaluations to ensure potential risk is identified and new engagements are aligned with the firm's policies and strategies. The conflict analyst will interact with all levels of staff so excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. This role is responsible for west coast coverage and the work hours will be 8:30-5:30 pacific time with occasional weekend coverage.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure sufficient information is gathered to perform a conflict of interest analysis, which may involve discussions with senior staff and independent research through external sources, including Pacer and others, as needed.
• Perform analysis via conflicts analytics tool, using policies and procedures as guidance in issue identification.
• Identify and summarize all potential conflict of interest issues for resolution with the team supervisor.
• Act as liaison with senior staff on issue mitigation and/or resolution.
• Maintain conflict database, ensuring all data is accurate through quality control reviews.
• Other duties as requested.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of experience in conflict analysis, client intake, AML or the legal field
• Ability to identify and analyze complex issues (critical thinking)
• Strong research skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills required
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and work with limited supervision
• Ability to work efficiently with a high degree of accuracy
• General understanding of the legal and/or business consulting industries preferred
• General understanding of conflict of interest and new client intake principles preferred
• Fundamental knowledge of Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Acrobat)
• Experience with Intapp Open, similar conflict software, or Boolean search logic preferred

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, New York or other states with relevant pay transparency laws, Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and considers a broad range of factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The range does not include additional benefits outside of salary. At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $65,000 to $85,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.

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