Senior Compliance Officer

Experience & Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Finance, Accounting, Legal or another related field.
  
• Compliance certification is an added advantage
  
• Minimum of five years’ experience in financial services or banking with familiarity with operational, financials, quality assurance, human resource and regulations.
  
• Background in legal, accounting or audit
  
• In-depth knowledge on AML/CTF requirements/local/regional/International financial regulatory requirements.
  
• Ability to manage changes. 
  
• Must be able to respond to inquiries from regulatory agencies, courts, and external consultants
  

Business & Financial

• Minimise regulatory penalties by coordinating the timely identification, escalation, and remediation of regulatory gaps across all business units.
  
• Improve operational efficiency by streamlining compliance processes, reducing duplication, and enhancing timely execution of regulatory tasks and controls.
  
• Support business functions to meet their objectives through prompt compliance advisory, assessments, and participation in product and process reviews.
  

Customer Centricity

• Provide advisory support to business units to ensure products, communications, and services reflect customer fairness and regulatory expectations.
  
• Lead compliance training programmes for departments and branches on key regulatory areas, including AML/CFT, Consumer Protection, FATCA/CRS, and internal compliance expectations.
  
• Strengthen compliance culture through monthly sensitization memos and ongoing engagement with staff at all levels.
  

People (Capacity Building & Awareness)

• Lead compliance training programmes for departments and branches on key regulatory areas, including AML/CFT, Consumer Protection, FATCA/CRS, and internal compliance expectations.
  
• Strengthen compliance culture through monthly sensitization memos and ongoing engagement with staff at all levels.
  
• Track mandatory declarations such as Conflict of Interest and staff attestations to internal and industry codes of conduct to reinforce ethical behaviour and accountability.
  

Controls 

• Monitor the Bank’s compliance with laws, regulations, directives through structured compliance reviews, branch visits, and departmental assessments.
  
• Track, coordinate, and ensure timely submission of all regulatory returns and reports across the Bank.
  
• Follow up on regulatory and audit examination findings to ensure timely closure and sustainable remediation of identified gaps.
  
• Track and oversee implementation of regulatory directives and internal corrective actions to maintain strong regulatory compliance.
  

Must‑Win Battles 

• Lead or support key compliance projects that drive the Bank’s strategic progress, such as major regulatory reforms, digital compliance transformation, enhanced consumer protection frameworks, and automation of compliance processes.
  
• Strengthen governance by reviewing management committee structures and Terms of Reference (TORs) to ensure alignment with regulatory standards and Group expectations.
  
• Enhance regulatory engagement by coordinating high‑quality reporting to regulators and governance committees and ensuring constructive and timely liaison with regulatory bodies.
  
• Drive initiatives that elevate the Bank’s compliance