Specialist, Regulatory Risk Oversight & Advisory

Standard Bank Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group actively developing and maintaining a comprehensive regulatory risk oversight framework for financial crime compliance. The role focuses on drafting AML/CFT policies and advising across jurisdictions to prevent regulatory penalties and protect the bank's reputation.

You will contribute to governance, risk, and control processes while collaborating with Legal, Compliance, and Business teams to ensure alignment with

Qualifications

• 3–4 years extensive AML/CFT policy drafting and monitoring experience.
• Experience in AML/CFT advisory role.
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements for financial institutions and internal compliance policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Group Financial Crime Compliance Regulatory Risk Oversight, Advisory and Training Framework.
• Implement the Framework across designated countries and jurisdictions to ensure compliant business operations.

Skills

Articulating Information

Checking Things

Convincing People

Documenting Facts

Generating Ideas

Interacting with People

Making Decisions

Meeting Timescales

Providing Insights

Team Working

Thinking Positively

Upholding Standards

Education

Risk Management

Business Commerce

Legal

Job description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the Group Financial Crime Compliance Regulatory Risk Oversight, Advisory and Training Framework. Secondly to implement said Framework across designated countries and jurisdictions, to ensure that business is undertaken in a compliant manner to avoid operational losses, fines, penalties or reputational damage to the organisation and to enable the competitive advantage of the organisation.

• Degree in Risk Management, Business Commerce, Legal or related

Experience Required

Group Anti Financial Crime

Compliance

• 3-4 years -Extensive experience in AML/CFT policy drafting and monitoring experience with experience in an AML/CFT advisory role. Good working knowledge of financial sector environment and procedures.
• In depth knowledge and understanding of the legislative and regulatory requirements as it relates to financial institutions as well as internal compliance related policies and procedures.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Documenting Facts
• Generating Ideas
• Interacting with People
• Making Decisions
• Meeting Timescales
• Providing Insights
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Compliance
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Legal Compliance
• Policy Development
• Promote Good Governance, Risk & Control
• Strategic Planning and Reporting