Compliance Business Partner

Summary

Join Moniepoint Inc., Africa's leading financial ecosystem, as a Compliance Officer and play a pivotal role in mitigating compliance risks across our products and services. This remote, full-time position requires collaboration with various stakeholders, including product teams, to ensure adherence to global compliance regulations. You will be responsible for conducting due diligence, developing compliance policies, and providing training. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred), 5+ years of relevant experience (preferably in payments or banking), and proven leadership skills. Moniepoint offers a supportive culture, learning opportunities, and a competitive compensation package including health insurance, pension, annual bonus, and other benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Business Management, Commerce, Commerce in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a similar role, preferably in the payment industry or banking
• Experience with writing actionable product requirements documents is a must
• Proven leadership skills with ability to drive projects and implementations to completion
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to translate non-technical requirements into technical language and vice-versa, and communicate to the appropriate audience, required
• Ability to prioritize multiple requests based on sound analysis of business need
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions
• Ability to work effectively and drive results in a fast paced environment
• Experience with an array of compliance-related systems, such as transaction monitoring, case management, or verification systems a must

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Compliance representative for Product development and enhancement to ensure Compliance-related risks of product changes are understood by all relevant stakeholders and addressed appropriately
• Maintain extensive knowledge of products and services within the payments industry and understand the compliance risks (i.e., operational, financial crime, sanctions, fraud, data privacy, consumer protection risks) of those products and services
• Conduct customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) on new and existing customers in line with regulatory requirements
• Ensure ongoing compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., AML/CFT, local financial laws, data protection laws)
• Develop, maintain, and enforce KYC, CDD, and regulatory compliance policies and procedures
• Recommend improvements or automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of Compliance requirements, translate and describe those requirements to Product personnel
• Maintain documentation of stakeholder approvals
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as Audit, Legal and Operations to identify when technology changes have downstream impacts to other units
• Conduct quarterly training sessions for product teams on compliance issues

Preferred Qualifications

Specific experience with compliance requirements and either liaising with Product, or direct experience in product development, preferred

Benefits

• Attractive salary
• Pension
• Health insurance
• Annual bonus
• Other benefits