Senior Financial Crime Specialist - Sandton at Bidvest Bank

Primary Purpose

• The successful incumbent will conduct incident management, incident analysis, gap identification, enhance information to support investigations, Fraud Risk assessments, prosecutions and intelligence driven operations that will assist clients and stakeholder to prevent, detect crime and mitigate business risk.

Duties and Responsibilities includes but not limited to:

CUSTOMER CENTRICITY

• Manage workgroups, projects, major investigation and conduct presentations
• Work directly with customers who have concerns about financial crime or have questions about transactions.
• Work with the business to define data required to address threats identified

OPERTIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Deal with operational information and investigative analysis to support investigations and prosecutions
• Compile reports, affidavits and testify in court for bail opposition and aggravation

PEOPLE LEADERSHIP

• Responding to summons, subpoenas and legal proceedings – this includes to testifying to findings in internal disciplinary hearings and properly constituted tribunals
• Ensuring that the Financial Crime Specialists are adequately supported in their daily operations and provide them with necessary trainings and motivations
• Ensure all SLA’s are in timeframe.

REPORTING

• Gather, Collate, analyse data, evaluate and disseminate information to be actioned to aid in the reduction, identifying and addressing current threats, trends, subjects and activities of financial crime

Minimum Requirements

Technical Competency Requirements

• Knowledge of financial industry, banking, retail environment and commercial crime
• Results orientated and ability to work well under pressure
• Good communication skills (written and oral)

Experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience in combatting bank related crimes and applying risk mitigation strategies
• Criminal Justice & Forensic investigations
• Information gathering and analytical skills

Qualification

• Matric
• Diploma/BA/BCom (Forensic Investigation, Law, Crime Analysis, Criminology)
• CFE