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Compliance Officer
Summary
The GraceKennedy Financial Group seeks to identify an individual looking for an excellent opportunity to progress his/her career; and who possesses the vision and energy to help drive dynamic changes across the group, in the following capacity:- Compliance Officer
Responsibilities
- • Develop, implement and maintain an effective compliance monitoring programme; this includes compliance matrices and corresponding checklists.
- • Prepare and submit quarterly reports to the Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
- • Assist with the development and maintenance of policies, procedures and programmes related to Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism/Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF).
- • Develop training material and carry out AML/CFT/CPF training
- • Assist in revising the compliance programmes and policies to reflect changes in the organization’s needs, laws, regulations and procedures related compliance issues.
- • Monitor and as necessary coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
- • Conduct reviews on key processes.
- • Monitor implementation of corrective action plans arising from internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and compliance reviews.
- • Participate on projects and serve as the compliance SME.
- • Prepare and submit regulatory reports to the regulatory authorities.
- • Conduct screening of customer databases.
- • Prepare monthly compliance reports on the status of assigned Business Units
Required Skills
- • Knowledge of the Regulations & Acts governing the Financial Services industry.
- • Knowledge of the various regulations governing Anti-Money Laundering and the Prevention of Terrorist Financing.
- • Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite e.g. WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT.
- • Strong understanding of the use of information technology and the operation environment in financial institutions.
- • Strong communication and presentation skills.
- • Ability to develop policy and procedure documentation.
- • Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
- • Ability to maintain a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
Qualifications
- • Bachelor’s Degree in Management Studies, Finance, Accounts or equivalent.
- • Three (3) years’ experience in Internal Audit, Finance, Accounting or Operations in the Financial Sector.
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Job Overview
Title
Compliance Officer
Company
GraceKennedy Financial GroupLocation
Kingston and St. Andrew, JamaicaSalary
Not Disclosed
Work Style
On-SiteContract
Permanent
Experience
Mid-Level
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Category
Management and AdministrationSector
Private
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