KYC/Due Diligence Officer

Summary

Join Moniepoint, a rapidly growing financial services platform in Africa, as a KYC/Due Diligence Officer. You will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with legal and internal rules, reviewing employee work, and advising on compliance matters. The position involves conducting quality assurance reviews of KYC documents, implementing compliance plans, maintaining PEP & UBO registers, and reviewing policies and procedures. You will also develop and oversee audit procedures, provide advisory support, handle non-compliance situations, and report to the Chief Compliance Officer. This remote/hybrid role requires a Bachelor's Degree, at least 3 years of compliance experience, and a relevant certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 3 years of Compliance experience
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Compliance Certification e.g. DCP or ACAMs
• Knowledge of laws and regulations affecting the business area
• Ability to interpret laws and regulations in light of operations
• Deep knowledge of the TeamApt’s Products, Services, Processes and Policies

Responsibilities

• Carry out quality assurance aka second-level review of KYC Documents of customers to ensure appropriate documents were provided for the products they subscribed to
• Implement annual field compliance plans across the agent base of TeamApt
• Be responsible for ensuring PEP & UBO registers are up to date and in line with best practices
• Play an active role in reviewing policies and procedures, including ensuring they are up to date with all legislation and best practices
• Develop, coordinate, and oversee internal and external audit procedures for monitoring and detecting any misconduct or noncompliance; if any misconduct or noncompliance is detected, recommend a solution and follow up to ensure that the non-compliance is resolved
• Provide general advisory support and guidance on KYC related enquiries
• Carry out CDD & EDD on customers of TeamApt
• Take action in dealing with non-compliance situations, creating realistic plans to overcome them
• Report to the Chief Compliance Officer concerning the organization’s compliance level with AML/CFT/CPF and Customer Due Diligence laws and regulations
• Handle any other task assigned by the Chief Compliance Officer

Benefits

• Attractive salary
• Pension
• Health insurance
• Annual bonus