Financial Crime Compliance Manager

Job Description

To ensure there is implementation of the Group’s compliance frameworks and programmes in consultation with business ensure conformance and adherence with regulations and delivers through a team of Compliance resources/specialists.

Ensure adherence of organisation policies and procedures, especially regulatory and ethical standards.

Perform regular audits, design control systems and help to design and implement company policies.

• Analyse and interpret regulation and legislation and using a risk-based approach.
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation. 
• Deliver customer experience excellence in own service delivery aligned to organisational values and service standards.
• Identification and risk rating of applicable laws and regulations for responsible business units. 
• Develop and implementation of compliance/legislative universe for responsible business units.
• Provide regular reports on delivery of services against agreed service level agreements and in terms of overall customer targets. 
• Implement, monitor and control business processes according to quality standards; policy; and compliance and governance requirements in area of accountability. 
• Ensure the development, alignment, mapping and implementation of end-to-end processes aligned to the customer journey map. 
• Research and communicate applicable legislative developments to all stakeholders. 
• Maintain knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and internal compliance procedures and requirements. 
• Accumulate information to review project progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities as part of proven project management experience. 
• Develop and implementation of Compliance Risk Management Plans (CRMPs) for core legislative and regulatory provisions.
• Incident reporting, to ensure timeous escalation of compliance risks and incidents Interpret regulation and legislation and assist business units with practical implementation thereof. 
• Advise and provide guidance to management on systems, policies, processes and controls implemented to enable compliance. 
• Provide training on regulatory requirements to channel, educates others and makes suggestions for improvements. 
• Maintains register of representatives and informs Registrar of any changes. May have supervisory responsibilities. May be responsible for the control of the Know Your Customer (KYC) / Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Money Laundering Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) / Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) regulations. Analyses of  the received documents and interacts with the investor, client, intermediary to advise if received KYC documents are acceptable. 
• Ensures compliance with and oversight of ongoing statutory regulatory requirements. This responsibility includes monitoring and validation of investor files, technical and documentary support to investor teams, updating of operational procedures and participation in compliance committees. 
• Leads the AML/KYC team and organises its operations in terms of resources and development 
• Develop and implement an area operational plan in achievement of Business objectives. 
• Responsible for implementing and enforcing the organisation's or business units' compliance programme. 

Qualifications & Experience

• Bcom/ Llb/Bcom Economics

• Acams/ Amlcprac

• Cgss

• 5+ years of experience in Financial Crime/ Compliance / AML

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

07/11/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.