Compliance Analyst (6-Month FTC)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Requirements: 

• Matric 
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role

Responsibilities: 

• Understand and apply all relevant regulatory / statutory requirements such as FIC Act, FICA etc
• Receive KYC (Know Your Client), NBI (New Business Intake) and LPA (Legal Practice Act) requests from the dashboard and update processing actions
• Analyse details provided on Firm questionnaire for FICA purposes, utilise relevant sources to search and verify
• Check to ensure that all relevant supporting documentation have been provided
• Process confirmations of ultimate beneficial owner/s, PEP, adverse information and analyse information (both provided and researched) to determine the level of risk to the firm
• Respond to and resolve all general and system queries in relation to FICA requirements timeously
• Follow the escalation process when dealing with high risk clients as per standard operating procedures
• Follow up and resolve escalated system queries by logging requests / incidents
• Monitor alerts and reports received on an ongoing basis
• Maintain and file documents on a central database including engagements letters and compliance memos accordingly
• Responsible for linking client codes to matters and managing the linking of lead matters in the system as per instructions received
• Conduct daily conflict checks during engagements, check conflicts and escalate conflicts to the general counsel and risk committee
• Assist with business audit checks by preparing required documentation and distribute
• Adhere to and enforce best practice service standards, statutory and regulatory compliance applicable to the finance function