Risk & Compliance Officer
You will play a key role in maintaining operational integrity in a growing and dynamic environment. You will lead field audit efforts in Sierra Leone while supporting compliance, internal control, and, on occasion, fraud operations. You'll be the go-to person on the ground to coordinate local execution of global risk and compliance standards.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate field audit activities (agent audits, spot checks, reconciliations)
- Work with the field audit and agent ops teams to escalate and address deficiencies identified during audits
- Monitor implementation of control measures and escalate any breaches or gaps
- Support the rollout of internal control frameworks across business functions
- Monitor implementation of basic compliance requirements (e.g., KYC, agent onboarding controls)
- Participate in incident reviews and follow up on remediation actions
- Support documentation and reporting on internal risk or compliance issues
- Support AML and CFT investigations in Sierra Leone, including submission of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) to the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA)
- Contribute to the implementation of the compliance program
- Provide guidance, advice, and/or training and educational programs to improve business understanding of related laws and regulatory requirements
- Conduct and respond to due diligence requests from and to partners
- Prepare periodic and ad hoc compliance reports with regulatory agencies
- Assist with identifying and evaluating operational risks in coordination with functional teams
- Help coordinate fraud investigations or awareness efforts as needed
- Escalate fraud signals or trends to regional and global teams
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience in compliance, risk management, or audit
- Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Business & Economics, or a related field
- Experience in mobile money operations or the financial services sector is an added advantage
- Proven experience in team management
- Experience in AML
- Work authorization in Sierra Leone is required
Benefits
- Generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents
- Generous parental leave policies (26 weeks for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers)
- Subsidized child care when you return to work
- Subsidized gym memberships and fitness classes
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food and a beautiful office space