Compliance Head of Financial Crime

3 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa FNB South Africa Full time
Job title : Compliance Head of Financial CrimeJob Location : Gauteng, JohannesburgDeadline : March 25, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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Job Description

  • To manage the Compliance function in the business unit and to assist the Segment Compliance Head and Group Chief Compliance Officer in terms of compliance holistically as per the Banks Act Regulations through the implementation of the FirstRand compliance risk framework enabling management to adhere to regulatory requirements and prevent exposure risks in this regard, in line with the FirstRand and related segment business strategy and FirstRand Group wide compliance strategy as well as ensure that the Segment and Business Unit specific Compliance deliverables are implemented and completed

Hello Future Compliance Head of Financial Crime

  • Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.
  • As part of our team in FNB Retail Legal Risk and Compliance, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now's the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are you someone who can:

  • Build relationships with business units that allow for the managing of expectations; the sharing of financial crime knowledge and diverse insights; and the creation of buy-in
  • Produce high standard of consolidated risk reporting to both internal and external stakeholders and committees; reports must be accurate, complete, and delivered timeously to enable senior decision making
  • Participate with senior management to establish financial crime strategic goals, plans and objectives for the organisation and make strategic decisions based on company goals and objectives
  • Develop financial crime compliance guidelines, processes, and procedures for various business units through collaboration with business unit leadership and centre of excellence
  • Negotiate and inform matters affecting the client due diligence operations team
  • Analyse, address and resolve financial crime issues
  • Provide oversight, expertise and support on financial crime related matters
  • Ensure processes and other controls exist within the business to enforce
  • Ensure the implementation of financial crime awareness and training programs across the organisation
  • Ensure adherence to financial crime operational framework of policies and procedures within the various business units

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

  • Implement financial crime programmes, processes, and procedures in support of laws and regulations
  • Ensure that operations are monitored and audited, including, systems in place to detect financial crime violations in high-risk, transactional activities, red flag indicators and metrics for compliance risks
  • Manage financial crime critical projects including incident and crisis management to ensure that the incident management plan is executed in a timely manner
  • Collaborate with business units to perform periodic financial crime reviews of compliance effectiveness
  • Compile and submit financial crime compliance-related reports to various regulators, as and when required
  • Report to regional and international executives on all financial crime related matters
  • Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and provide advice to relevant stakeholders and to advise on financial crime related policy updates
  • Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with relevant peers and stakeholders to achieve productivity synergies across the segment
  • Understand the competency and skills sets to be mastered to ensure personal and employee development and performance within the direct team and segment as a whole
  • Have In-depth knowledge of client due diligence processes and requirements within the banking sector, including both onboarding of new clients and periodic reviews for existing clients

You will have access to: 

  • Opportunities to network and collaborate
  • A challenging working environment and development opportunities
  • Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you have: 

  • A LLB Degree
  • ACAMS
  • A minimum of 5 years Financial Crime experience
  • Familiarity with reporting obligations, such as suspicious transaction reports (STRs), cash threshold reports, and international funds transfer reports
  • Understanding of the risk-based approach within the financial crime landscape and the ability to assess and rate client risk accordingly
  • Experience in developing strategies and methodologies for conducting financial crime-related business risk assessments
  • Previous involvement in regulatory engagements and audits within the financial sector
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