Compliance Manager- Virtual Branch Job Placement – Stanbic Bank

Job Title:        Compliance Manager- Virtual Branch
Organisation: Stanbic Bank
Job ID: 16149
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Stanbic
Bank Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited which is
in turn owned by Standard Bank Group Limited (“the Group”), Africa’s leading
banking and financial services group. The Standard Bank Group is the leading
banking group focused on emerging markets. It is the largest African banking
group ranked by assets and earnings. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is the largest
bank in Uganda by assets and market capitalization. It offers a full range of
banking services through two business units; Personal and Business Banking
(PBB), and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).
Job Summary: The Compliance Manager – Virtual Branch will
primarily oversee compliance, operational and reputational risk in the segment
in order to reduce operational losses and improve procedural and regulatory
compliance. The incumbent will initiate, coordinate and report on all risk
assessments undertaken in the segment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Risk and Control:
  • Proactively identify control deficiencies
    both within the segment and external sources and take necessary steps to
    address them.
  • Prepare and manage budgets and manage all
    operating costs and expenditure as per authorized budget.
  • Carry out mini-audits in the segment to
    ascertain control levels.
  • Take steps to address control deficiencies
    identified by Audit, Risk and Central Bank within agreed timelines.
  • Identify changes in the pattern of losses,
    analyse trends affecting the segment and take the necessary steps to
    prevent a recurrence.
  • Conduct surprise checks on a quarterly basis
    and where control break downs are evident deviations
  • Keenly monitor Continuity Management plans
    and close identified gaps
  • Provide monthly and quarterly reports to the
    Manager, Virtual Branch and other stakeholders on Branch operations
    activities within the region
  • Review suspense accounts for accuracy for the
    region and follows up on long outstanding items (over 30 days)
  • Address risk areas in the Risk Control
    Self-Assessment (RCSA) that are beyond the Virtual Branch’s control and
    resolves identified gaps
  • Carry out preliminary investigations of
    fraud/losses within the segment as per laid down procedures.
  • Investigate and resolve irreconcilable
    transactions and difference in accordance with laid down procedures.
  • Recommend process improvement areas including
    deletion of obsolete policies and procedures to the Manager Procedures.
  • Customer Service
  • Resolve premises, equipment, furnishing and
    connectivity issues with Premises Unit, IT Department and service
    providers as appropriate
  • Manage Service Level Agreements for service
    providers (including but not limited to: maintenance of premises,
    generators, systems; servicing of air conditioners, all equipment; minor
    branch repair works;) for the business segment
  • Monitor that there is sufficient float at any
    one time to ensure that there is no service breach in customer
    transactions.
  • Ensure that adequate KYC is done for all the
    customers on boarded onto the segment.
  • Address and resolve Minimum Standards control
    findings.
  • Authorize branch limits raises, staff system
    profile changes within laid down procedures.
2. People Management
  • Support the training and coaching of staff on
    the product offering, work flow, procedures and processes of the segment
  • Identify knowledge/skills gaps and work with
    the Virtual Branch Manager and HC Business Partners to recommend
    appropriate interventions.
  • Manage the handover process in accordance
    with laid down procedure
  • Manage the on-boarding and probation process for
    new and existing employees
  • Make talent recommendations to the Regional
    Manager and the HRBP
  • Participate in the unit recruitment processes
    whenever applicable
  • A member of the unit disciplinary management
    committee
3. Compliance Management:
  • Support the development of workflows and
    processes that are required to deliver the product to the customers.
  • Ensure mitigates are in place to manage risk.
  • Ensure that there is adherence to the
    compliance standards of the bank and the Industry.
  • Ensure regulatory and legislative compliance,
    in addition to ensuring that all mandatory reporting is done timely.
  • Report non-compliance to the requisite
    departments
  • Provide effective and accurate Feedback,
    Reporting & Escalation
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Stanbic Bank Compliance
    Manager- Virtual Branch job placement should have experience in financial
    services, with a minimum of three years minimum in compliance.
  • Strong business knowledge in terms of
    applicable business area.
  • Ongoing awareness  of regulatory requirements which relate
    to the Group’s business as well as compliance best practices and trends Finance
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of
    Assurance methodology, structural importance and execution.
  • Risk Management experience
  • Previous experience in managing teams and
    also risk management
Personal Competencies:
  • Strategic Planning and Reporting:  Knowledge and understanding of the
    process and thinking required to formulate objectives and priorities, and
    implement plans  consistent with the
    long-term interests of the organisation in a global environment. The
    ability to identify and capitalise on opportunity.
  • Application of Computer Aided Audit Techniques:
    Proven ability to use computer applications to review financial and process
    information to identify control failures
  • Evaluation of Internal Controls:  The ability to analyse process controls
    for effectiveness    from a design
    and implementation perspective.
  • Continuous Process Improvement: The
    ability to review existing processes with the view to    find better ways to execute tasks on a
    continuous basis.
  • Risk Management: 
    Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of risk management    methodologies, tools, governance
    structures and regulatory requirements for good management of risk.
  • Compliance: 
    The ability to interpret regulations and laws that apply to   the business and to provide information
    to business on how to comply.
Proficiency Level for
all Competencies:
SEASONED –
Applies concepts without requiring supervision, able to provide    technical guidance when required
How to Apply:
All
candidates who wish to join the one of Africa’s biggest Banking Groups,
Standard Bank in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply Online by
visiting Link below.
Deadline: 21st March 2016

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