Manager, Compliance and MLRO at Transsnet Payments Ghana Ltd (PalmPay)

About The Job

Job Summary

• We are recruiting for the position of a Manager, Compliance and MLRO for our Palmpay App.
• The individual will be responsible for leading the development, implementation, and management of the compliance programs for internal controls and external laws and regulations. 
• This role will also be responsible for ensuring that qualifying service offered are compliant with provisions of Regulatory Guidelines, Anti Money Laundering (AML), Privacy and other related legislation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Meeting statutory reporting requirements in the capacity of local MLRO
• Building and maintaining a compliance universe for both regulatory obligations and policies and processes that will be used as the base for development, enhancement, monitoring, and oversight over compliance requirements in this space
• Holding relevant business units accountable for the implementation of effective strategies to ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, and processes
• Keeping abreast of all relevant compliance and regulatory requirements, assessing the impact of these, and assessing whether the business is adequately informed to prepare for changes
• Working with the Palmpay regulatory functions, providing input into regulatory policies and regulations, the legislative framework, and the future impact of new regulatory policies and legislation, with a specific focus on the impact of such regulations or policies on Palmpay’s business.
• Monitoring the effective cascading of the compliance strategy into the compliance Monitoring business plans to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing strategies
• Evaluating the effectiveness of existing policies and procedures and working with business units to initiate enhancements as identified

Education:

• Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree (Ideally, Statistics / Accounting / Banking & Finance / Mathematics / Law)
• MBA or Masters's will be an added advantage.
• Relevant certification/accreditation/membership with the professional body as required for the role (ICA / CCO / CA/ACCA / Six Sigma / CRISC / Risk Management Certification).

Experience:

• 8 years of management experience; with at least 5 years in a relevant sector/industry/area of specialization (an understanding of emerging markets is an advantage)
• Worked across diverse cultures
• Experience working in a medium to large organization

Other Requirements:

• Contract Management
• Government Relations
• Information Management
• Legislation and Compliance
• Negotiation
• Policy Design and Development
• Project Planning and Control
• Research Orientation
• Stakeholder Relations Management
• Telecommunications Business Savvy
• Computer literacy – MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.