Compliance Officer at Jubilee Insurance

Job Ref. No. JHIL042

Role Purpose

The job holder will be accountable for the compliance of the Health Insurance Business. The job holder will support each department on all levels to ensure that the company is compliant with all internal Jubilee Insurance policies and procedures, all external regulations, acts and laws applicable in the insurance, financial services industry and in Kenya as a whole.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure that applicable regulation is adhered to by the business and support functions through day-to-day monitoring and regular review to ensure compliance to existing legislation, regulations and internal policies, procedures, and controls.
• Ensures that compliance risks are identified, assessed, controls put in place and enforced, and effectiveness monitored.
• Suspicious transactions are identified and reported immediately to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer/Compliance Manager without tipping off.
• Review company processes/operational manuals and systems to ensure that they are regularly updated to meet the current regulations, policies, and all other requirements such as mandates, escalations, controls, etc.
• Identifying areas of compliance weakness and recommend remedial measures in consultation with the CEO, Heads of Departments, Head of Compliance, and IT Risk & Compliance Manager.
• Work with Internal Audit on their recommendation on compliance related issues for implementation.
• Preparing departmental compliance training material on relevant legislation and policies and train staff and third parties within the business. Verify understanding through testing and work with the Compliance team on projects to increase compliance awareness.
• Preparing and presenting compliance reports to the various stakeholders on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Coordinating the Anti–Money Laundering, Data Protection, and other regulatory activities to ensure full compliance.
• Conducting continuous audits, reviews, and enhancements of processes/systems/documents and manuals with reference to laid down policies, regulations, laws, and best practices within the company

Key Competencies

• Strong Analytical skills
• High level of Integrity and Professionalism
• Team player with excellent Interpersonal and Communication skills
• Regulatory/Market Awareness
• Compliance Focus
• Continuous Innovation
• Ownership &Commitment

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, Business Administration, law, or any other related field.
• ACAMS or ICA compliance qualification
• CPA-K Qualification
• Computer Software Packages

Relevant Experience

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a compliance/audit environment within the financial services industry, preferably in the insurance or banking industry.