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AML risk assessment for accountants: complete files before your supervisor asks

A supervisory visit is when gaps in client risk assessments, CDD and ongoing monitoring surface. Records kept across Word templates and folders are hard to evidence quickly.

Why this happens in accounting firms

A supervisory visit is when gaps in client risk assessments, CDD and ongoing monitoring surface. Records kept across Word templates and folders are hard to evidence quickly.

It is rarely a people problem. It is usually a process that grew up informally while the firm was small and never moved into a shared system.

How Remindoo fixes it

Manual AML risk assessment, digital AML

  • Record a client risk assessment in a consistent format inside the client record.
  • Run built-in digital ID and AML checks and keep the results with the client.
  • See which clients are missing an assessment. Your firm remains responsible for its own risk decisions.

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Why recording AML checks properly matters

UK accountants must follow the Money Laundering Regulations and their supervisor's guidance. If a check is not recorded, supervisors will generally treat it as not done.

Evidence for your supervisor

Dated ID checks and risk assessments on each client file are what a supervisor asks to see during a review.

Consistent risk scoring

A standard risk assessment means every client is judged the same way, whoever onboarded them.

Ongoing monitoring

Reminders for periodic reviews help keep checks current rather than done once and forgotten.

Faster onboarding

Built-in digital ID and AML checks in Remindoo reduce back-and-forth with new clients.

Practical tips from UK practice

  • Complete identity checks and a risk assessment before starting chargeable work.
  • Set review dates by risk level, with higher-risk clients reviewed more often.
  • Record the reason for each risk rating, not just the rating.
  • Check your supervisor's current guidance, as requirements can change.

Written and reviewed by Waqas Sagar ACA FCCA FMAAT, Chartered Accountant with 18+ years in practice. Founder and MD of Accotax, an ICAEW, ACCA and AAT regulated London practice that has served over 5,000 clients, and founder of Remindoo. Guidance is general; check current GOV.UK and professional body guidance for your firm.

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