Compliance Analyst

Sumer Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumer Group in Johannesburg is seeking a Compliance Analyst to play a hands-on role ensuring operations meet professional, ethical, and regulatory standards.

You will focus on conflicts of interest, end-to-end processes from checks to investigation, monitoring, and record-keeping, with data analysis and reporting to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Experience in a compliance, risk, or regulatory role (professional services or regulated environment preferred).
• Hands-on experience managing structured processes and working with registers or case management systems.
• Exposure to conflicts of interest, ethics, or independence frameworks is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Group Compliance framework across regulatory, ethical, professional standards and financial crime requirements.
• Review and investigate compliance matters, including conflicts of interest, ethics queries, AML and other regulatory concerns.
• Support compliance processes, registers and approvals, ensuring appropriate assessment, documentation and escalation.
• Provide practical guidance to colleagues and support the implementation of regulatory and policy changes.
• Undertake compliance monitoring, testing and reviews against policies, procedures and regulatory requirements, including AML controls.
• Identify risks, control weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.
• Document findings, recommend actions and monitor progress through to completion.
• Support the operation of the Compliance Portal, including submissions, declarations, approvals and workflows.
• Monitor completion, maintain accurate records and support colleagues with queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and controls.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Written communication

Organisation

Investigative skills

Discretion

Self-motivation

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

Compliance Analyst

Department: Compliance

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Johannesburg

Description

The Compliance Analyst plays a hands-on role in making sure Sumer operates in line with professional, ethical, and regulatory requirements. The role has a strong focus on conflicts of interest, running end-to-end processes from initial checks through to investigation, monitoring, and clear record-keeping.

Alongside conflicts work, the role supports wider compliance reporting, assurance activity, and data analysis, helping turn information into insight for senior leaders.

This is a delivery role with real responsibility, visibility, and impact.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance Operations & Regulatory Support

• Support the delivery of the Group Compliance framework across regulatory, ethical, professional standards and financial crime requirements.
• Review and investigate compliance matters, including conflicts of interest, ethics queries, AML and other regulatory concerns.
• Support compliance processes, registers and approvals, ensuring appropriate assessment, documentation and escalation.
• Provide practical guidance to colleagues and support the implementation of regulatory and policy changes.

Compliance Monitoring & Assurance

• Undertake compliance monitoring, testing and reviews against policies, procedures and regulatory requirements, including AML controls.
• Identify risks, control weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.
• Document findings, recommend actions and monitor progress through to completion.

Compliance Portal & Systems

• Support the operation of the Compliance Portal, including submissions, declarations, approvals and workflows.
• Monitor completion, maintain accurate records and support colleagues with queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and controls.

Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Analyse compliance data to identify trends, emerging risks and areas requiring attention.
• Prepare management information, reports and practical recommendations for stakeholders.
• Support compliance projects, communications, training and wider improvement activities across the Group.

Stakeholder Support

• Act as a trusted point of contact for compliance-related queries
• Work closely with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and operational teams

Support training, guidance, and awareness activity where needed

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Experience

• Experience in a compliance, risk, or regulatory role (professional services or regulated environment preferred)
• Hands-on experience managing structured processes and working with registers or case management systems
• Exposure to conflicts of interest, ethics, or independence frameworks is a strong advantage

Skills & Attributes

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to follow processes end-to-end
• Comfortable investigating issues and forming balanced, evidence-based conclusions
• Confident working with data, spreadsheets, and dashboards
• Able to write clearly and concisely for senior audiences
• Organised, dependable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Professional judgement, discretion, and integrity are essential
• Ability to be self-motivated

Mindset

• Practical and solutions-focused
• Curious and willing to challenge where something doesn’t look right
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment
• Takes ownership and follows things through