Associate Compliance Officer-FINSURV at South African Reserve Bank

Job Description
Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to process applications received from Authorised Dealers and Authorised Dealers with limited authority (ADLAs), and to participate in inspections to ensure compliance with the Exchange Control Regulations, ADLA Manual, Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 and other applicable legislation. 

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Process applications for approval, delivering work that meets the prescribed time and quality standards.
• Assist in the planning of inspections, conduct inspections and provide written reports on inspection findings for approval.
• Perform day-to-day administration, including data analysis and report writing, in support of operational efficiency within the division.
• Engage in short-term planning and prioritise and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with the team leader.
• Engage with relevant internal and external stakeholders, displaying an ability to convey and explain information fluently.
• Proactively broaden own knowledge of functional area and stay abreast of market-related and legislative developments.
• Diagnose problems and choose and/or modify routines to deal with them, displaying the ability to provide solutions to problems within a defined context.
• Evaluate own performance against given criteria and identify and address task-specific learning needs.

Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Bachelor’s degree in Auditing, Compliance, Finance or Law, or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification; and 
• two to five years’ experience in exchange control, banking, anti-money laundering or another relevant regulatory environment.

Additional requirements include:

skill and knowledge in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• business continuity planning;
• risk based approach supervision, compliance monitoring and reporting;

skill in:

• verbal and written communication (including presentation and report writing); 
• analysis and problem-solving;
• judgement and decision-making;
• planning and organising;
• a service and stakeholder focus;
• a drive for results;
• competence in Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint);
• the ability to work under pressure; and
• the ability to work in a team.

Deadline:13th February,2026