Compliance Specialist at Unitrans

Job Advert Summary    

• Unitrans is seeking a Compliance Specialist to join our Risk and Compliance Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting compliance assessments, identifying weaknesses, and recommending corrective actions to enhance compliance effectiveness.
• This role also involves monitoring various compliance programs to ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct compliance assessments and identify areas for improvement.
• Recommend and track corrective actions to ensure compliance.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance on compliance-related matters to internal stakeholders.
• We are looking for a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and problem-solving skills to help maintain and improve Unitrans’ compliance framework. If you have a passion for risk management and regulatory compliance, apply now!

Minimum Requirements    

• Relevant Qualification – A degree or diploma in Risk Management, Compliance, Law, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience – At least 3–5 years of experience in compliance, risk management, auditing, or regulatory affairs.
• Knowledge of Compliance Frameworks – Strong understanding of statutory requirements, industry regulations, and corporate governance principles.
• Analytical & Communication Skills – Ability to identify compliance risks, recommend corrective actions, and effectively communicate findings to stakeholders.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Perform legal compliance monitoring through execution of various aspects such as;
• Establishing a legal register per territory
• Facilitate the completion of compliance declarations at various operations
• Conduct ad hoc compliance validation audits to confirm adherence to requirements.
• Recommend and assist with designing improvements to controls, policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Conduct follow up audits to validate that management implemented the recommendations by the Compliance Department as well as external assurance providers such as Internal Audit and External Audit.
• Conduct control self-assessments and declarations to confirm adherence to policies and procedures.
• Implement monitoring processes and systems to continuously assess the effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls.

Perform various treasury related administration, in line with the Treasury Framework, such as:

• Administering User access rights
• Maintaining signatories
• Reviewing and administration of bank guarantees, and reserve bank applications.

Closing Date    

• 2026/09/10