Compliance Data Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in identifying, assessing, and monitoring compliance risks associated with the Society's activities.
• Conducting transaction monitoring and analyzing transactions to detect, investigate, and escalate suspicious activities.
• Preparing and supporting the submission of suspicious activity and other regulatory reports.
• Developing and maintaining compliance dashboards, reports, and analytics to monitor the organization's compliance health.
• Reviewing compliance data, systems, and processes to ensure adherence to AML/CFT/CPF, sanctions, and other regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring high-risk customers, transactions, products, and business activities, and recommending appropriate mitigation measures.
• Supporting compliance risk assessments for new products, services, and business initiatives to ensure adequate controls are implemented.
• Responding to information requests from regulators, correspondent banks, and other stakeholders.
• Drafting and coordinating regulatory submissions, including returns, appeals, exemptions, approvals, and other statutory requirements.
• Preparing and coordinating periodic compliance, AML, and risk reports for management and governance committees.
• Ensuring the timely and accurate submission of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual regulatory returns.
• Supporting internal and external audits, compliance reviews, and assurance activities.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of compliance controls, monitoring systems, and reporting processes.
• Coordinating enterprise risk reporting and supporting the monitoring of compliance-related risk indicators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Risk Management, Statistics, Data Analytics, Law, Banking, or a related field.
• Professional certification in Compliance, AML/CFT, Risk Management, or a related discipline will be an added advantage.
• Experience in a compliance, risk, audit, financial crime, or data analytics role within the financial services sector will be an added advantage.

Skills

• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Excellent report writing and documentation skills.
• Effective presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Information gathering and investigative skills.

Competencies

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Sound judgment and professional integrity.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Ability to gain commitment and influence stakeholders.
• Strong execution and results orientation.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and regulatory excellence.