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Head of Compliance - Fund Administration

Head of Compliance - Fund Administration

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch)Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
10 days ago
Job description

Overview

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

Summary of the position

The role will consist of supporting all the legal and regulatory compliance activities of the relevant Fund Administration entities, as well as taking part in group projects and implementing global procedures on a local level. The Head of Compliance will manage the Fund Administration Compliance team and work alongside the Regional Head of Compliance to assist staff members in discharging their responsibility to comply with applicable legislative and regulatory requirements through the provision of compliance services and to identify, assess, manage, monitor and report regulatory compliance risks facing the organization. The Head of Compliance will also inform and advise the organization of their data protection obligations and monitor that the organization processes the personal data of its staff, customers, providers or any other individuals (also referred to as data subjects) in compliance with the applicable data protection rules.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance duties :

  • Manage a team of Compliance Officers / Administrators.
  • Oversee licensing requirements and regulatory obligations (including reporting, applying for new business products, etc) for the relevant licensed entity and regulatory approved individuals, while ensuring that compliance activity takes account of all relevant legislation and FSCA / FIC / Information Regulator activities.
  • Ensure the effective implementation of the Compliance Monitoring programmer and undertake all aspects of monitoring activities.
  • Track non-compliant findings with respective business unit managers until resolved.
  • Monitor compliance with applicable regulations which includes but is not limited to CISCA, FAIS, FICA, POPIA, FATCA, CRS and the efficiency and consistency of compliance controls and assist with the enhancement of procedures and controls.

Prepare reports to regulatory authorities in terms of applicable regulatory obligations;

  • Monitor changes in relevant legal requirements and other regulatory developments which may impact the entities, provide support to address and manage such forthcoming regulations through diagnostics, gap analysis and impact studies in order to advise the Directors, senior management and staff on their implications.
  • Provide advice to the Directors, senior management and staff on the regulatory implications of new business services and new products;
  • Maintain appropriate written procedures to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, regulations and group policies, and to monitor adherence to such procedures in order to demonstrate to the applicable Regulators that the business seeks to adequately manage its compliance risks;
  • Manage communications with Regulators, obtaining approvals as required, notifying the Regulators as required for all compliance-related matters;
  • Maintain a register of PEPs, high risk clients, complaints, conflicts of interest, compliance and data breaches, and actively manage adherence to the related process and mitigation of breaches;
  • Providing assistance and support in satisfying staff training and development needs and plans in relation to new regulations and legislation.
  • Preparing training material and deliver training in compliance with regulatory obligations and business procedures.
  • Oversight and management of the regulatory risks within the business.
  • Acting as the MLRO, support the establishment and maintenance of the group’s Anti Money Laundering policies, procedures, systems and controls in compliance with the Anti Money Laundering rules and all relevant legislation applicable and Group Apex Policies; Monitor suspicious transactions and provide reporting and escalations as required; Identify potential sanctions; Consider the political exposure of potential clients and act appropriately; Contribute to the oversight of relevant service providers and vendors.
  • Undertake projects such as those projects addressing new regulatory initiatives and the review of existing policies.
  • Data Protection duties :

  • Ensure that the relevant entities adhere to data protection requirements, are informed about the obligations and responsibilities and raise awareness about them.
  • Give advice and recommendations to entity about the interpretation or application of the data protection rules.
  • Monitor that a record of processing activities is maintained by the relevant entities.
  • Monitor data protection compliance within the entities and help the entities to be accountable in this respect.
  • Handle queries or complaints on request by the relevant entities, responsible parties / controllers in consultation with the Information Officer and Deputies.
  • Support the Information Officer and Deputies to cooperate with the local regulators (responding to their requests about investigations, complaint handling, inspections conducted by the local regulators, etc.);
  • Draw the entity's attention to any failure to comply with the applicable data protection rules.
  • Actively manage the mitigation of data breaches in accordance with Apex’s data breach process.
  • Monitor that all affected entities have made the necessary data protection notifications, and comply with applicable legislation, group policies and procedures in connection with data protection obligations.
  • Skills and experience required

    Skills

  • Strong working knowledge of the South African financial services regulatory framework.
  • Strong working knowledge of the Data protection regulatory framework.
  • Discreet and confidential manner.
  • Confidence and persuasiveness, with the ability to motivate colleagues and support the embedding of a positive compliance and risk management culture.
  • Be well organized, with the ability to work autonomously and deal with a busy workload.
  • Be prepared to get heavily involved in the running of the regulatory compliance function, investigate complex structures and consider appropriate KYC requirements and risk categorizations.
  • Self-motivated, mature and able to use initiative.
  • Education and Experience

  • Degree level qualification, or equivalent, ideally in Law or Compliance and Risk Management;
  • At least 5 years’ relevant work experience in the Financial Services Industry within a Compliance function;
  • At least 2 years’ experience in the Data protection field;
  • FSCA FAIS approval as a Compliance Officer for Category I Financial Services Providers.
  • Learning and development :

  • You will receive training on a day-to-day basis by coaching and mentoring.
  • Personal development plan will be agreed on an annual basis; Self-learning;
  • Attendance to internal training including webinars, workshops and workgroups as may be required;
  • Attendance at external seminars and training events as may be required.
  • What you will get in return :

  • A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business.
  • Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience.
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Disclaimer : Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

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