The Compliance Assistant will support the compliance team in fulfilling the organisation's obligations under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (FIC Act). The role focuses on assisting with the timely submission of accurate reports to the FIC, while also supporting anti-money laundering (AML) screening, enhanced due diligence (EDD), and ongoing due diligence (ODD) processes. The role is based in Centurion.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
Support the Compliance team with the day-to-day implementation of the company's FICA compliance and monitoring efforts
Review FICA (Know-Your-Customer KYC) documents as required
Assist with enhanced customer due diligence on medium-risk and high-risk clients
Conduct ongoing customer due diligence on clients who repeatedly transact with the company (i.e. defined as business relationship)
Ensure that clients are properly risk-rated in accordance with the company's Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP)
Manually scan bank statements daily to detect cash deposits
Support the team in updating internal protocols
Keep abreast of related rules, regulations and best practices, assess their impact on the company and update the relevant business departments/stakeholders accordingly
Conduct staff training sessions, design routine and ad-hoc training programs for all staff
Support the Compliance team as required
Support the Head of Legal as required
Skills and Personal Attributes:
Strong attention to detail
Following Procedures
Risk Awareness
Time Management
Stress Tolerance
Detail Oriented
Good Drafting / Written Communication
People Management Skills
Team collaboration as well as the ability to work independently
Requirements:
Understanding of the FIC Act and AML
1-2 years experience in a compliance and AML-related role
Certification in AML or Compliance is an advantage
Package includes:
Market related salary
15 days annual leave
Provident Fund
* Life Insurance
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