Waterhouse-Kearn Associates are working on behalf of a fast growing fintech saas business to appoint a Compliance Manager in a newly created position.
This hands-on role supports the Head of Risk and Compliance in managing day-to-day compliance operations and ensuring that the business meets its AML/CFT, regulatory, and customer due diligence obligations across all jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
● Oversee and perform customer onboarding, periodic reviews, and enhanced due diligence in line with Kappa’s AML and KYC procedures.
● Monitor and review alerts for transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, PEPs, and adverse media, escalating and resolving as appropriate.
● Review and coordinate responses to RFIs from partners, regulators, and counterparties.
● Support complaints management, ensuring consumer duty rights are being met
● Prepare and submit regulatory reports, including AML/CFT filings and other required returns.
● Conduct internal and external SAR reporting, ensuring timely escalation and proper documentation.
● Review fraud alerts and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for resolution.
● Develop and maintain procedures, guidelines, and compliance workflows in collaboration with the Head of Risk and Compliance.
● Track and report on compliance metrics, including volumes of reviews, alerts, SARs, complaints, and training completion.
● Support preparation and delivery of AML and compliance training to staff, tailored to business functions.
● Support sales and onboarding teams by reviewing and approving new business opportunities and periodic customer reviews.
● Assist in maintaining management information (MI) and preparing reports for leadership and regulators.
● Contribute to ongoing regulatory engagement and support licence applications and renewals where required.
Requirements
● Strong experience in compliance, AML, or financial crime roles within payments, fintech, or financial institutions, ideally with exposure to African markets.
● Strong understanding of AML/CFT frameworks, KYC processes, and regulatory requirements ideally in African markets
● Hands-on experience in transaction monitoring, screening systems, and SAR reporting.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft clear reports and handle regulatory correspondence.
● Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment with minimal supervision.
● Practical and proactive, with an ability to balance risk and commercial considerations.
● Fluency in English is required; French proficiency is highly desirable.