Compliance Manager
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
· Accurately scope the regulatory environment in anticipation of forthcoming and future legislation that may have an impact on the business and advise management and all other parties timeously.
· Summarize the relevant regulatory requirements and ensure there is proper dissemination within the business in a synthesized manner.
· Provide a proactive advisory role to the business unit heads on compliance matters.
· Foster awareness by employees throughout the business concerning the observance of the highest ethical standards within the activities covered by the scope of the regulations as defined.
· Create and maintain an effective compliance presence across our operating geographies (as described above) and to ensure that any incidents of non-compliance can be identified in a timely manner.
· Providing a central point of reference and expertise in compliance related matters.
· Develop and maintain the Regulatory Universes in each jurisdiction.
· Foster and maintain relationships with regulatory authorities in each jurisdiction.
· Maintain a compliance presence in all projects to ensure all regulatory instruments are duly considered.
· Monitor any major complaints received, to ensure that these are handled in an expedient and professional manner.
· Drafting compliance risk management plans for all key legislation to assist the relevant responsible persons to understand the legislation to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities and to monitor compliance.
· Designing, creating and updating the compliance risk assessments.
· Determine Annual Compliance monitoring plan.
· Ensure alignment of Compliance monitoring plan with Internal Audit plan to drive combined assurance.
· Lead, design and perform compliance monitoring activities.
· Draft formal compliance monitoring reports for the Board and regular informal reports to the business unit heads on any compliance monitoring matter.
· Design, create and maintain compliance related registers (regulatory alerts, breaches, Regulator complaints etc).
· In consultation with management, develop and document compliance procedures, draft and maintain the compliance manual, reviewing its adequacy periodically and updating it as necessary.
· Assist in the development and execution of an appropriate Compliance training plan in accordance with and in conjunction with the Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Academy.
Minimum requirements
· Strong verbal and written communication skills
· Analytical skills
· Attention to detail, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, process driven
· Influence and monitoring
· Excellent knowledge of current local and international affairs
· Computer literacy (PowerPoint, Excel, Qlik Sense. Power BI etc)
· Integrity and sound judgment
· Planning and organizing
· Pro-active and self-driven
Job requirements & Experience
· LLB or relevant legal degree
· Admitted attorney
· Post Graduate Diploma in Compliance Management
· Certified Compliance Practitioner/Certified Compliance Professional
· 5-8 years working experience within Legal/Compliance arena
· Good knowledge of compliance frameworks
· Demonstrable Compliance Monitoring experience
· Africa Compliance experience will be an advantage
· Membership with CISA will be an advantage