Compliance Manager  

The Compliance Manager shall assist the Head of Compliance in implementing the company’s compliance policy and remaining in line with the applicable regulatory rules, associated with financial services locally.

As a manager, you are expected to have a good familiarity with the applicable regulations and hands-on experience in drafting policies. You have to ensure ongoing compliance in a customer-facing regulated environment. You are analytical, creative and detail oriented, with excellent communication skills. You have a proactive attitude and demonstrate a high degree of independent thinking and commercial awareness.

Core responsibilities:

• Researches, assesses, implements, and manages the areas of financial services regulations and laws and procedures, consumer protection, and public interest laws.
• Develops and puts in place sound KYC/KYB frameworks and ensure ongoing monitoring and review
• Assists with issues escalations to the Chief Compliance Officer and recommends further due diligence where required
• Works closely with the front line staff in overseeing compliance procedures and advises on risk management.
• Ensures that operational processes are sufficient, documented, and implemented such as fraud monitoring, customer due diligence and merchant due diligence
• Carries out Due Diligence for prospective partners and liaises with Business Development to ensure the ongoing compliance of existing business partners.

• Graduated from a 4-year business, accounting, law or similar course from a reputable institution.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience relative to Regulatory Compliance and/or system audit, in the Banking/Financial Services Industry.
• At least 2 years of experience of KYC experience with a financial institution or other regulated business.
• AML certification is desirable
• Proven business and operational experience
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational skills, ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks, adhere to strict deadlines.