Job Description

Somerset West, My client, an international financial services concern, is seeking to employ a Compliance Officer who will be working as a member of the compliance team based in the South African office and will report directly to the Associate Director, Compliance.Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that clients due diligence is collected to the appropriate standard in line with our internal policies and procedures
• Conduct Periodic Reviews, record any deficiencies and generate action points for remediation
• Assist in maintaining internal policies and procedures to ensure the company's compliance with its regulatory obligations
• Conduct client screening using our screening system and open-source searches
• Monitor and analyse the results of the automated ongoing screening system and conducting research on relevant parties where potential adverse matches are identified
• Provide day to day support/guidance to the staff as required in respect of compliance and AML/CFT/CPF matters
• Conduct compliance monitoring in accordance with the compliance monitoring programme, to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and AML/CFT/CPF, record deficiencies and generate remediating action points
• Assist in training to address identified trends and issues
• Maintain and update central compliance registers in a timely manner
• Contribute to the completion of regulatory returns and management reporting in both in South Africa and abroad.
• Complete any other duties as and when required to drive business success
• Assisting with the project management of new initiatives.
• Adopt and reflect the company values

Competencies Include:

• Experience of working in a compliance environment
• An ability to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise manner
• An aptitude for problem solving
• A methodical approach to tasks with a strong focus on attention to detail
• Experience in collating and summarising data
• Excellent organisational skills; prioritising, achieving deadlines
• Consistently work at the standard required by the team and business
• A willing and flexible attitude to working hours to support team and business needs, as require

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