General Manager- Business Compliance at Equity Bank Kenya

Job Purpose

The role shall support the Head, Internal Controls in EBKL and Compliance and Group Director, Business CFCC to manage the execution of key CFCC controls and ensure all subsidiaries operate in accordance with Group standards. It shall work with other leaders in the first and second lines of defense to identify, assess, monitor and address such activities.  

Key Accountabilities: 

• Deliver effectiveness in the management of Name Screening, Customer Risk Scoring, Enhanced Due Diligence, Dynamic & Periodic Risk Reviews, Transaction Monitoring, Transaction Screening, Post Investigation Actions, including escalation of STRs to MLRO, Financial Crime Deep Dives & Complex Investigations, Systems & Scenarios Reviews, CFCC Technology & Data Support, Correspondent Banking & Partnerships, CFCC Remediations. 
• Develop and implement strategies to broaden internal and external networks and keep up to date with regulatory requirements and industry best practice to continuously improve the effectiveness of Group control procedures that relate to AML/CFT/CPF, Sanctions, ABC, Regulatory Conduct, Data Privacy, Market Conduct, Customer Conduct & Consumer Protection. 
• Work with relevant stakeholders in the Group to ensure that the required controls to mitigate CFCC risks are embedded into new products and initiatives that are developed within the Group.  
• Implement a process that identifies and manages potential AML/CFT risk and other CFCC risks from regulatory and geo-political changes and provide assurance that changes have been effectively embedded relevant FCR business processes. 
• Support and design ongoing CFCC training programs for employees of the business and ensure their implementation, monitor their effectiveness. 
• Prepare and present clear and concise CFCC reports to the relevant governance committees. 
• Support interaction with regulators on CFCC issues and coordination of efforts related to audits and reviews.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree plus relevant professional qualifications such as CAMS, ICA. 
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience 
• No less than 8 years of compliance management experience, with significant portion in Compliance risk within a large international bank. 
• Strong understanding of Regulatory Compliance and requirements within the banking industry. 

Key Competencies and Skills 

• Good experience in leveraging analytics and technology solutions to manage Compliance risks. 
• Critical thinking skills to understand and analyze complex problems. 
• Effective communicator with strong writing and verbal abilities to communicate across all levels of the Group. 
• Ability to develop strong relationships and collaborate with senior business and function leaders to influence change 
• Proven focus on deliverables, organized, and ability to manage multiple high priority deliverables 
• Self-starter, highly organized, and detailed-oriented 
• Strategic and critical thinking and the ability to concisely convey complex regulatory concepts and possible solution sets. 
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills 
• Exercise high level of discretion and confidentiality due to the sensitive nature of the scope of work 
• Extremely detail oriented with ability to elevate details into strategies