Property Compliance Officer

Frogg Recruitment SA; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Frogg Recruitment SA is seeking a hands-on Property Compliance Officer in Bellville to ensure FICA/KYC compliance and enable timely transaction progression in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment.

The role requires a minimum of 3 years in real estate compliance, with strong knowledge of FICA and KYC platforms, and the ability to manage high-volume property transactions under pressure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years practical compliance experience in real estate, conveyancing or property environments.
• Operational knowledge of FICA applied in daily processes
• Experience with companies, trusts and multi-layered ownership structures; identifying beneficial owners and EDD.

Responsibilities

• Ensure FICA/KYC compliance in daily processes and deal progression.
• Support high-volume off-plan residential sales with timely submissions.
• Balance compliance requirements with commercial deal progression under pressure.
• Work with trackers and reporting to monitor deposits, OTP deadlines and submissions.

Skills

Compliance

KYC

FICA

Deal timelines

Education

Law degree

Conveyancing diploma

Paralegal studies

BCom (Law/Risk/Business)

Compliance/AML qualification

Tools

DocFox

Microsoft Office

Job description

Property Compliance Officer Bellville Cape Town

Our client, a leading property developer, is seeking a hands-on Property Compliance Officer. Property Compliance is ESSENTIAL. This is a fast-paced, deal-driven role supporting high-volume off-plan residential sales. The successful candidate will ensure FICA/KYC requirements are met while enabling timely transaction progression.

Salary

Market related

Minimum requirements

• Tertiary qualification (degree or diploma) in Law, Conveyancing, Paralegal studies, BCom (Law / Risk / Business) or a Compliance/AML related qualification.
• Minimum 3 years' practical compliance experience in a real estate, conveyancing or property-related environment (direct exposure to property transactions required).
• Operational, working knowledge of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) applied in daily processes (not just theoretical).
• Experience with companies, trusts and multi-layered ownership structures; identifying beneficial owners; managing high-risk clients and performing enhanced due diligence (EDD).
• Hand-on experience with KYC/FICA platforms (DocFox preferred or a similar system).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel (trackers, reporting, basic formulas), Word and Outlook.
• Demonstrable experience working to deal timelines (deposits, OTP deadlines, mandatory submissions) in high-volume sales environments.
• Able to work under pressure and balance compliance requirements with commercial deal progression.