Risk and Compliance Officer

Qualifications and Technical Competencies

• University degree in a business-related field or its equivalent.
  
• At least 4 years’ experience in Risk & Compliance within Banking or a regulated financial services sector
  
• Professional risk management qualifications is desirable.
  
• A Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist qualification will be an added advantage
  
• Knowledge of money laundering techniques and regulations
  
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and risk management principles
  
• Demonstrable analytical skills
  
• Good organization and planning skills
  
• Good knowledge of Banking operations
  
• Results oriented, effective communicator and a team player
  
• Proficiency in computer applications
  

• Conduct Risk assessments on all bank projects, units, products, and processes as per the risk management policies and procedures.
  
• Conduct reviews on all bank activities, processes, and units to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, regulations, and all relevant laws.
  
• Conduct daily transactions monitoring, compile, and report to relevant regulators on any over the limit and/or suspicious transactions.
  
• Conduct internal Risk management, AML, and KYC trainings to promote compliance awareness and improve the risk culture in the bank.
  
• Represent the risk and compliance function at various management meetings as and when requested and advise on risk issues.
  
• Take part in preparation of Risk and Compliance reports
  
• Maintain detailed knowledge of current AML/CFT/CPF regulations and keep track of developments within the AML/CFT/CPF scope, sanctions, terrorist financing issues, including policies, procedures, regulations, industry best practice, criminal typologies and developing trends and advise accordingly
  
• Maintain strong working relationship with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that compliance issues are regularly discussed and addressed.
  
• Acts as the AMLRO Officer for the Bancassurance Intermediary
  
• Monitor and track closure of management actions from the compliance reviews, regulators and external audit reports
  
• Proactively identify gas in the assigned reviews, assessments, projects and follow up on implementation of agreed mitigation controls
  
• Perform any other duties as assigned in line with the organizational goals and objectives