AML Specialist | Financial Crime Compliance

Humankind Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Humankind Group in Johannesburg seeks an experienced AML Specialist to join a leading financial services environment, focusing on governance, monitoring and regulatory reporting.

You will conduct enhanced due diligence, sanctions screening and name verification, while supporting frontline teams with AML/CFT/CPF advice and improvements. This hands-on role requires strong analytical skills and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Must have strong knowledge of SA AML/CFT/CPF regulatory framework and FIC Act.
• Experience with FIC reporting / goAML exposure including STR, CTR, IFTR.
• Demonstrated experience in sanctions/name/payment screening and transaction monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Support RMCP and FIC Act requirements.
• Conduct Level 2 sanctions, name, payment and vessel screening.
• Review and approve medium-high and high-risk client risk ratings.
• Investigate transaction-monitoring alerts and support STR decision-making.
• Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high and medium-high-risk clients.
• Manage FIC/goAML requests and regulatory reporting (STR, CTR, IFTR).
• Review cross-border transactions and ensure regulatory reporting requirements are met.
• Provide AML/CFT/CPF advisory to frontline teams and identify control gaps.

Skills

Analytical skills

Investigative skills

Problem-solving skills

KYC/CDD/EDD

Education

ACAMS, ICA or equivalent AML/CFT/CPF certification

Tools

World-Check

goAML

PA Umoja

SironAML

NGS

Job description

Johannesburg | Financial Services

We are looking for an experienced AML Specialist to join a leading financial services environment.

This is a hands‑on financial crime role supporting senior compliance leadership, with responsibility across AML/CFT/CPF governance, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, enhanced due diligence and regulatory reporting.

• Support the Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP) and FIC Act requirements
• Conduct Level 2 sanctions, name, payment and vessel screening
• Review and approve medium-high and high-risk client risk ratings
• Investigate transaction‑monitoring alerts and support STR decision‑making
• Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high and medium‑high‑risk clients
• Manage FIC/goAML requests and regulatory reporting, including STR, CTR and IFTR
• Review cross-border transactions and ensure regulatory reporting requirements are met
• Conduct client, vendor and employee screening using World-Check and open-source information
• Support AML projects, regulatory change and control improvements
• Provide practical AML/CFT/CPF advice to frontline teams
• Identify control gaps and contribute to training, QA and process improvement
• Matric
• 3+ years' banking experience
• 4+ years' AML/CFT/CPF or financial crime operations experience
• 2+ years' experience in sanctions/name/payment screening, transaction monitoring and EDD
• 2+ years' FIC reporting / goAML exposure, including STR, CTR, IFTR and regulatory requests
• Strong knowledge of the South African AML/CFT/CPF regulatory framework and FIC Act
• Strong KYC/CDD/EDD, beneficial ownership, PEP and adverse-media knowledge
• Strong analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills
• Corporate/institutional banking experience
• Foreign banking environment experience
• Trade finance or cross-border payments exposure
• ACAMS, ICA or equivalent AML/CFT/CPF certification
• Experience with NGS, SironAML, goAML, World-Check, PA Umoja or equivalent systems

If you're an AML professional looking for a role combining financial crime investigations, regulatory compliance, risk assessment and advisory, we'd like to hear from you.