The main purpose of the role is to assist with the following :
- To assist the Firm with discharging its obligations under the FIC Act;
- FICA Remediation Projects (including remediating deficient client data and remediation of existing client population);
- Attend to client reviews (including ad hoc and periodic reviews);
- Assist junior onboarding officers;
- Sign-off on certain onboarding matters;
- Manage the outstanding CDD and EDD requirements with lawyers and secretaries on a monthly basis;
- Reporting on CDD and EDD matters (progress and status updates);
- Compiling reports for submission to the Risk and Compliance Committee;
- Escalate certain matters to the GC, Head of Risk and Compliance and the Risk Committee;
- Conduct research on AML trends and typologies and propose enhancements to processes and controls;
- Conduct Country Risk research and update the Country Master Data Tables on a regular basis;
- Assist the Compliance Risk Manager and General Counsel, Head of Risk and Compliance with general AML portfolio management;
Conducting AML Typology research and trends on a regular basis and assist with the review and maintenance of the RBA Framework; and
Conducting country risk research and updating the Firm's Country Risk Master Data Table on a regular basis.
The key responsibilities and duties :
Accurately capture client data on the onboarding system;Conduct CDD in respect of clients;Conduct ad hoc and periodic reviews on existing client population;Conduct research in respect of various sources (eg CIPC, Department of Home Affairs, Who owns Whom, etc);Conduct Country Risk research and update the Country Master Data Table on a regular basis;Analyse sanctions, PEP and adverse media alerts on the system when onboarding clients and conducting client reviews. Distinguish between 'False Positives' and 'True Matches';Conduct EDD in respect of high-risk clients (including summarising adverse media reports, PEP assessments and review of sanctions against individuals, entities and countries);Prepare EDD templates for high-risk clients and submit same to the Risk Committee for consideration. Action the decision of the Risk Committee;Liaise with lawyers and secretaries to obtain outstanding CDD and EDD information;Attend to daily alerts raised by the onboarding system once ongoing screening is implemented to determine whether or not they are 'false positives';Ensure that CDD information is current when new matters are opened for existing clients. Update existing clients' CDD information and re-screen and re-rate existing clients with new matters;Analyse constitutive documents of entity type clients, share registers, shareholder agreements, etc. in order to determine the BOs for entity type clients and document evidence in respect of same;Ensure that regulatory reporting, eg. Cash Threshold Reports (CTRs) and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) are lodged within the prescribed time-frames;Assist with the development and maintenance of the Firm's internal screening list;Ensure that all onboarding and reviews comply with the Firm's RMCP;Develop AML training material and facilitate training sessions;Compile reports for the HoD and the Risk and Compliance Committee; and
Assist with various AML compliance projects and any other AML-related tasks as assigned.