Senior Compliance Officer, Pretoria - Centurion at Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)

JOB PURPOSE:

• Responsible for the delivery of guidance and outreach AML/CTF/CPF activities in the Guidance and Prevention Unit (G&P) to achieve Compliance and Prevention Divisional outputs.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS 

•  Provide technical guidance and prevention expertise regarding regulated institutions, persons, and sectors under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (FIC Act).
•  Provide input into developing an annual strategic G&P plan.
•  Develop a sound understanding of various regulated institutions and sectors under the FIC Act.
•  Identify challenges and compliance related issues experienced within industry sectors affected by the FIC Act, and guide and advise on suitable solutions.
•  Monitor domestic developments which impact on the control measures to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.
•  Critically assess the need for guidance to supervisory bodies, regulated institutions and sectors on the application of the FIC Act.
•  Provide input into the guidance scope and draft guidance products for approval and publication.
•  Execute and oversight of compliance related public awareness outreach initiatives from conception to completion.
•  Draft and review of content for media publications in relation to compliance with the FIC Act.
•  Conduct presentations of technical information concerning anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing and combatting proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF) risk and compliance matters.
•  Contribute to towards the management and administration of the Risk and Compliance Return process.
•  Build, manage and maintain professional relationships with relevant supervisory bodies, regulated institutions and other parties affected by FIC Act.
•  Work closely with other units within the division and across FIC to deliver on outputs.
•  Provide assistance in responding to queries from the public and stakeholders on the FIC Act.
•  Serve as technical reference to team members and offer solutions to complex guidance and presentation matters. 
•  Provide assistance to compliance training initiatives.
•  Coach, mentor, guide and review the work of graduates, call center and public query teams and other team members within the division.
•  Attend and contribute to stakeholder engagements.
•  Perform any other duties or provide assistance, where required, for onsite visits, compliance reviews and inspections. 

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

•  A tertiary qualification in Law or equivalent.
•  CAMS certification or Compliance diploma or equivalent
•  A minimum of 6 years’ experience within an AML/CFT/CPF environment 
•  Experience within a regulatory environment or at group level in a large financial institution would be an added advantage