Senior Risk and Compliance Officer at Momentum

-Introduction

Momentum, a financial services provider of choice since 1966, known for its entrepreneurial spirit and innovative culture is committed to wealth creation and preservation, insurance, and income protection for all our clients. We do this through our understanding of the retail insurance, savings, and investment markets in SA.
Role Purpose

The purpose of the Senior Risk and Compliance officer is to develop and implement a robust combined governance strategy and Ops plan for MDS combining governance integrates and aims to optimize all Governance Functions (i.e. Risk, Legal and Compliance). Taken Combined Governance enables an effective control environment; supports the integrity of information used for internal decision-making by management within the organization provided by governance.
Requirements

**Qualifications**
- Degree in Finance, Legal or Business recognised by the FSCA
- Post Graduate Diploma in Compliance and Risk Management (preferred)
- Admitted attorney (preferred)

**Experience**
- 8-10 years of experience in Risk and compliance.
- 5-6 years of experience in a senior leadership/management position.
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in risk, compliance, and legislation.

***Attributes**
- Relationship management
- Presentation skills
- Report writing skills
- Drive for results
- Diversity and inclusiveness
- Adapting and responding to change whilst leading the change and innovation
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Impact and influence
- Self-awareness and insight
Duties & Responsibilities

**Implement and manage effective compliance processes in MDS (Internal processes)**
- Provide guidance and interpretation of Act and Regulation, including industry-specific regulations.
- To ensure compliance with all relevant statutory requirements and the impact on the company.
- Ensure that MDS complies with the necessary compliance requirements from Momentum Metropolitan Holdings.
- Ensure that the company remains compliant and up to date with legislated changes and industry-specific changes to the compliance requirements.
- Report on compliance matters to the CEO of MDS, Risk & Compliance Committee, Exco, Audit Committee and Momentum Metropolitan Holdings.
- Ensure complete and comprehensive compliance monitoring universe.
- The compliance function assists management in discharging their responsibility to comply with applicable compliance obligations through the monitoring of obligations.
- The compliance function also assists in the development and maintenance of a Regulatory universe that includes all compliance obligations (Acts).
- The compliance function drafts relevant Policies.
- The compliance function can be used optimally in training other functions on various Legislations.
- The team can also be involved in Manco meetings or included in distributions to ensure the dissemination of important information that could impact MDS Compliance.
- Projects and transitions stakeholders to ensure optimal implementation within acceptable risk, mandate, and regulatory frameworks.
- Responsible to ensure appropriate breach escalation and resolution. Contribute to, implement, and maintain, where appropriate the regulatory compliance breach management and follow-up process which will at a minimum address the identification, analysis, and resolution processes to be followed as well as the escalation procedures.
- Ensure that the reporting of compliance activities and instances of non-compliance, both internal and external, are relevant, complete, accurate and to the point, and submitted on time.
- Initiate and/or provide professional advice and guidance to business as may be required/requested from time to time.
- Legislation:

- Monitor pending legislative changes.
- Provide input into draft legislation.
- Keep abreast of legislative changes.
- Analyse the impact of legislative changes and changes in practice on Momentum Retail business.
- Identify business opportunities following legislative changes that will give us an edge in the market.
- Advise business of the impact of changes on processes.
- Assist in the implementation of changes.

**Implement and manage effective risk processes in MDS**
- Coordinate Internal Audit activities. Tracking of progress made on implementing corrective action per Internal Audit Findings.
- Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Governance Manco Meetings.
- Reporting to Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Compliance.
- Performance of Divisional Risk Register Assessments.
- Monitoring of Combined Assurance Plan.
- Represent MDS at the Risk & Compliance Committee Meeting, IT Risk & Compliance
- Committee Meeting & Audit Committee
- Preparation of Reports and Meeting Packs for the Risk and Compliance Committee meeting and Audit Committee meeting.
- Coordination of the quarterly Tax & VAT Submission lists to be sent to Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Finance Division.

***Implement and manage effective legal processes in MDS**
- Assist in drafting legal documents and forms.
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