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Compliance & AML/CFT Supervisor Jobs – Finance Trust Bank (FTB)
Job Title: Compliance & AML/CFT Supervisor
Organisation: Finance Trust Bank (FTB)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Compliance Manager
About US:
Finance Trust Bank (FTB) was licensed as a Tier 1 Commercial Bank on 11th November, 2013, taking over the financial services business of Uganda Finance Trust Limited (MDI). Today, Finance Trust Bank is a fully-fledged commercial bank serving a clientele of over 500,000 depositors and over 37,000 borrowers, through a network of 34 branches countrywide. The bank offers a variety of Products and services including; Savings, Current accounts, Loans, Money transfer services and Bills payments to its target market which comprises of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs, salary earners and youth.
Job Summary: The Compliance & AML/CFT Supervisor will ensure that the Bank’s obligations as regards to the supervision and reporting of Compliance, Money laundering and Terrorism financing activities are managed and maintained compliantly.
To build and maintain a strong KYC environment in the bank to ensure zero level ML/TF/PF infraction and to provide compliance advisory to business units and ensure up to date quality role-based AML/CFT/CPF training and sensitization for all staff in the Bank.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with the regulatory framework put in place by local and international stakeholders in the Bank.
- Identify and inform of any changes to legislation and other regulatory requirements relating to AML/CFT/CPF.
- Ensure that the Internal Policies and procedures of the Bank do not contravene current legislation, rules and regulations and monitor that bank policies are applied consistently across the Bank.
- Develop AML /CFT/CPF guidance materials and training resources and ensure all staff and Bank agents are trained.
- Implement the annual AML/CFT/ CPF plan and perform the relevant quality assurance checks to ensure adherence and conduct due diligence reviews.
- Develop tools to monitor, analyze, and report suspicious activity and Transactions compliantly to FIA.
- Address issues relating to transaction monitoring, filtering, and sanctions.
- Provide oversight to the operational team, which acts as the first line monitors and investigators of suspicious activity.
- Enforce the reporting obligation of the Bank in relation to AML/CTF/CPF.
- Ensure that there is an ongoing staff training program on money laundering control across the Bank.
- Coordinate KYC and AML/CFT information requirements from key stakeholders such as correspondent banks.
- Establish and continuously improve a consistent operating framework for the identification, management, monitoring and reporting of Compliance risks and issues.
- Responsible for ensuring that the operating framework meets internal and statutory requirements
- Liaise with Risk Management and Internal Audit on risk related issues, as well as non-compliance with internal policies, legislation, rules and regulations.
- Monitor non-compliance and escalate any issues where non-compliance is not addressed
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, law, Accounting, Finance or any other related discipline from a recognized University.
- Professional qualification e.g. CAMS, ACCPA, CPA, ACCA is desirable.
- Three years of experience in compliance function in a reputed financial institution.
- Knowledge of Risk analysis systems.
- Up to date with legal and regulatory changes in the industry.
- Understand core business processes and banking operations.
- Understand regulations and compliance requirements of stakeholders.
- Experience in AML/CFT activities will be an added advantage
NB: Position carries an attractive salary and benefits package.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should address their application to Head, Human Resource, Finance Trust Bank, P.O. Box 6972, Kampala, Uganda, TWED PLAZA, Plot 22B, and Lumumba Avenue and email it to jobs@financetrust.co.ug as well as photocopies of academic testimonials, and a CV. The CV should include telephone contacts and email addresses of three referees, one of who should be the most recent employer.
Deadline: 31st March 2024
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly on Tel. Numbers 0312 222600 or 0414 341275 ONLY.
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