Head Compliance

Job Description

An exciting career opportunity has arisen within the Compliance Division of CBZ Bank Limited for the role of Head of Compliance. This is a career opportunity for you if you are industrious and astute.

What we expect from you.

• Design, implement and enforce appropriate frameworks, systems, and processes to manage compliance with the Bank’s legal and regulatory obligations.
• Champion the compliance culture across the Bank’s operations.
• Provide advice and guidance to Senior Management on compliance issues.
• Take the lead to ensure the Bank complies with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Combatting the Financing of Terror (CFT), Financial Sanctions (FS), Due Diligence (CDD, EDD), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), Sanctions, Prevention of the Facilitation of Tax Evasion (PFTE) and Correspondent Banking guidelines.
• Oversee the implementation, embedding, and enforcement of Compliance Policies, Standards, and Procedures within the Bank.
• Develop the Annual Risk Based Compliance Work Plan that reflects the Bank’s unique characteristics.
• Plan and conduct compliance monitoring reviews, verify documentation to support certified monitoring plans and develop recommendations for corrective action.
• Work closely with Regulators and other control functions.
• Establish an Incidents management framework and oversee the management of compliance incident reports from various stakeholders.
• Lead the Environmental, Social, and Ethics Compliance thought leadership and embedment into the relevant processes.
• Champion compliance adoption and embedment during change management programs.

Qualifications, Skills, and experience required

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance/Accounting, Risk Management, or equivalent
• Relevant Master’s Degree
• Postgraduate professional qualifications in Compliance, Accounting, or Banking studies
• At least 7 years experience in Compliance, Risk, Audit, Banking or Banking Supervision & Surveillance at a senior management level
• Good persuasion, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to interpret regulations and champion required change
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills.

If you meet the above criteria, you are the ideal person we are looking for. If you wish to be considered for this career opportunity, email your detailed CV and proof of qualifications to: [email protected] not later than Thursday 17 November, 2022. And please indicate the position being applied for on the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CBZ Bank Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer.