AML and Risk Team Leader at Hollywoodbets

Responsibilities

• We have an amazing opportunity for AML & Risk Team Leader to join our team in Durban. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?
• The successful incumbent will be responsible for driving improvements in organization risk management through identifying the general and specific money laundering risks the company is facing, determining how these risks are mitigated by a company's AML programme controls and establishing the residual risk that remains for the organization.

You Bring:

• 2-4 years supervisory and/or anti-money laundering/ FlC experience
• Anti -money laundering, compliance or anti-fraud professional membership or qualification
• A valid driver’s license
• Computer literate

A Bonus To Have:

• Leadership skills 

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

Financial Metrics/Operational Duties

• Monitor and review risk grading, transactional monitoring and betting risk
  Assist with risk assessment, audit review, monitoring & managing compliance within the business Identify gaps or opportunities for improvement in AML policies, procedures and processes.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies including applicable internal controls
• Thoroughly and timely reviewing reports and other investigative leads that potentially identify suspicious activity.
• Looking after records of high-risk clients and report suspicious activities, if any;
• Contribute to training and development of the team
• Meet all regulatory requirements and recommendations for anti-money laundering compliance 
• Lead teams to monitor, investigate and advice concerned parties by establishing clear accountabilities, roles and responsibilities to manage money laundering risk
• Overseeing and implementing an ongoing AML training program for other employees
  Monitor and scrutinize all betting risk reports to identify possible fraud.
• Investigate any possible fraud and conclude accordingly.
• Remain up to date with all the betting software updates and related risks.
• Monitor and audit event creation, pricing and results.
• Assist with operational procedure enhancement across all betting functions. To remain completely independent and adhere to the confidentiality of the role.

People

• Build effective and efficient teams that are committed to organizational goals and initiatives. 
• Effective leadership of the team — ability to create a compelling vision, demonstrate flexibility in approach and motivating of team members.
• Creation, approval and maintenance of roles and job descriptions and KPls/KPAs.
• Performance management of team members.
• Enforcing ethical, honest, transparent, fair work environment.
• Approving and identification of training as and when needed for team members.
• Formal setting up of individual team member meetings (Initial meeting to layout the KPls/KPAs, quarterly tracking meeting, half year review and year-end review). 
• Adequate recognition of team member efforts and motivation of team members.
• Talent retention (through role creation, career path planning).
• Succession planning.
• Sustainable morale and team building.
• Ethics and fraud workshops.
• Recruitment and related interviews.
• Induction and comfort of new team members.
• Appropriate and fair leave planning.
• Monitoring of sick leave.
• Approval of leave, bio time, phone usage.
• Implementation of HR initiatives.
• Monitoring of team member productivity, punctuality, breaks and smoke breaks etc.
• Approving and monitoring of overtime.
• Promotion of a healthy and fair work environment

Compliance, risk and quality

• Legal agreements in place with all suppliers (where applicable).
• Creating, maintaining and enforcing company policies and procedures.
  100% compliance with health and safety regulations (where applicable).
• Compliance with relevant laws, regulations and affiliated professional standards.
• Regular risk assessments and maintenance of the risk register for the Internal Audit Function itself.
• Intense focus on quality with regards to communication, capturing, documentation etc. 
• Maintenance of Internal Audit's own department process write-ups/ system descriptions and quarterly updating.
• Ensure logical saving of all work, templates, etc. monthly and yearly such that each year's financial records can stand on its own when enquiries/ investigations/audits take place.
• Produce high quality, neat, logical, succinct, easy to follow, easy to understand, formula linked work/templates/workbooks/financial models/recons/audits - of which is substantiated by facts with no numbers in the formulas.
• Ensure the above (final version) and other documents are chronologically saved/backed up. Summarise the detailed daily findings on the designated software or relevant workbook and submit a daily report to the Group Internal control accountant and Finance executive.
• Effectively deal with internal, external, SARS, BEE and any other auditor/regulatory/oversight body in the normal course of business.
• Report suspicious behaviour and fraud findings immediately.
• Promote declaration of all gifts.
• Promote non acceptance of kickbacks. Instances to be reported immediately.
• Promote declaration all conflicts of interest upfront.
• Promote a culture of confidentiality within the business with regards to the protection of personal information. Promote a culture of compliance with FICA and AML regulations with regards to reporting of suspicious transactions.
• Promote the Code of Ethics (Integrity, Objectivity, Confidentiality and Competence).
• Ensure all personal information of employees, customers and suppliers and other stakeholders is not shared and is maintained in a secure environment.
• Stay abreast with changes in the relevant industry and changes to relevant Acts/Regulations.

Growth and new markets/products

• Key supplier relationship management
• Source new products/innovations/robotics/artificial intelligence/predictive analysis/predictive analytics.
• Development of existing products/software.
• Ensure that measures are put in place and steps are taken to achieve short term, medium term, long term goals of the broader group.
• Assist with company projects or lead company projects as allocated from time to time.

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Demonstrate excellent time management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• Demonstrate good attention to detail.

Apply Before 03/06/2026