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SmartSearch provides award-winning AML and digital compliance solutions to 1 in 2 of the UK’s top 100 accountancy firms. Perform KYC & KYB checks in seconds and stay ahead of compliance with real-time monitoring and automated PEP and Sanction Monitoring as standard. Our industry leading solutions deliver the highest match and pass rate on the market (97%), providing accountancy firms with expert services to meet AML and compliance regulations.
Accountants are particularly vulnerable to money laundering, so ensuring your AML procedures are fit for purpose is vital. The expertise of qualified accountants can be used to disguise illegal transactions, and make them appear legitimate – this is why the accountancy sector is often targeted by those who carry out financial crime.
SmartSearch offers a time-saving, hassle-free AML and digital compliance software for accountants and is used by *1 in 2 of the top 100 accountancy firms. We provide electronic customer identification and verification, as well as full sanction and PEP screening and ongoing monitoring. All AML checks are automatically saved in real-time, and can be retrieved on demand to support audits and regulatory visits.
For both accountancy firms and sole practitioners, failing to comply with AML regulations can have severe consequences; these range from fines to court proceedings or even a prison sentence. SmartSearch guarantees AML compliance for accountants, so you’ll pass your audit, every time.
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Our software helps Accountants to make informed anti-money laundering decisions by automating processes and helping them to carry out due diligence. This can include performing automated checks on both new and old customers, giving you convenience and peace of mind.
Convenient AML Services for Accountants
SmartSearch can help you with every step of your AML compliance, right through from initial checks to ongoing monitoring – but we can also adapt our products to suit you.
Whether you’re a part of a large accountancy firm or an individual practitioner, we’re able to integrate our services with your existing software, so you can run AML checks using information from your own system.
To make compliance even more convenient for accountants, you can even access our full range of AML products via the SmartSearch app – ideal for those with busy schedules who often find themselves out of the office.
**Convenient AML Services for Accountants **
After an extensive review of multiple providers, we decided on SmartSearch for our AML procedures as it was the best platform we had seen and offered everything we need to ensure we are fully compliant.
Our compliance department especially benefits from the wide range of information SmartSearch incorporate into their platform, giving us a clear result once the check is complete J A Black Partner
Our compliance department especially benefits from the wide range of information SmartSearch incorporate into their platform, giving us a clear result once the check is complete
According to the Serious Fraud Office, there are three key tell-tale signs which accountants should look out for when trying to prevent money laundering. These are as follows:1. If a long-term client or customer behaves oddly, or makes uncharacteristic requests. 2. A client or customer asks you to make financial arrangements which don’t make sense commercially. 3. A client or customer asks you to provide services which are outside your area of expertise, and does so on multiple occasions.
There are some fifteen different supervisory bodies responsible for monitoring the AML compliance of accountants, bookkeepers and other financial advisers, but these bodies are in turn overseen by the OPBAS. These regulatory bodies include the Association of Accounting Technicians, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Institute of Financial Accountants. To see a full breakdown of the supervisory bodies for this sector, visit GOV.UK.
Yes, sole practitioners still need to ensure that they are AML compliant. The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 stated that any company OR individual that is providing accountancy services must be registered with an appropriate supervisory body, so their AML compliance can be monitored.
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