Junior Compliance Officer (Financial Services)

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  • Somerset West, Cape Town
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 22 days ago
Somerset West, My client, an international financial services concern, is seeking to employ a Junior Compliance Officer who will be working as a member of the compliance team based in the South African office and will report directly to the Associate Director, Compliance.Key duties and responsibilities include:
  • Ensuring that client’s due diligence is collected to the appropriate standard in line with our internal policies and procedures
  • Conduct Periodic Reviews, record any deficiencies and generate action points for remediation
  • Assist in maintaining internal policies and procedures to ensure the company's compliance with its regulatory obligations
  • Conduct client screening using our screening system and open-source searches
  • Monitor and analyse the results of the automated ongoing screening system and conducting research on relevant parties where potential adverse matches are identified
  • Provide day to day support/guidance to the staff as required in respect of compliance and AML/CFT/CPF matters
  • Conduct compliance monitoring in accordance with the compliance monitoring programme, to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and AML/CFT/CPF, record deficiencies and generate remediating action points
  • Assist in training to address identified trends and issues
  • Maintain and update central compliance registers in a timely manner
  • Contribute to the completion of regulatory returns and management reporting in both in South Africa and abroad.
  • Complete any other duties as and when required to drive business success
  • Assisting with the project management of new initiatives.
  • Adopt and reflect the company values
Competencies Include:
  • Experience of working in a compliance environment
  • An ability to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise manner
  • An aptitude for problem solving
  • A methodical approach to tasks with a strong focus on attention to detail
  • Experience in collating and summarising data
  • Excellent organisational skills; prioritising, achieving deadlines
  • Consistently work at the standard required by the team and business
  • A willing and flexible attitude to working hours to support team and business needs, as require

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