FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE (FIC)

SENIOR COMPLIANCE OFFICER: GUIDANCE AND OUTREACH

Organizational Unit Financial Intelligence Centre -> Compliance and Prevention

Job Type Permanent

Education Bachelors Degree

Career Level Skilled

Location Pretoria - Centurion, GP 0157 ZA (Primary)

Travel 10 - 20%

Desired Race African, Coloured

Desired Gender Male

Closing Date 19/10/2026

The FIC is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our employment targets and our commitment to diversifying our workforce. As part of our recruitment and selection process, persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All appointments are subject to satisfactory reference checks and security clearance.

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for the delivery of Guidance workstream outputs, including guidance products, related publications, guidance-to-awareness integration, technical support for stakeholder engagements, and AML/CFT/CPF guidance activities within the Compliance and Prevention Division, to achieve divisional outputs. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Provide technical guidance and prevention expertise regarding regulated institutions, persons, and sectors under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (FIC Act).
• Provide input into developing an annual strategic G&P plan.
• Develop a sound understanding of various regulated institutions and sectors under the FIC Act.
• Identify challenges and compliance related issues experienced within industry sectors affected by the FIC Act, and guide and advise on suitable solutions.
• Monitor domestic developments which impact on the control measures to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.
• Critically assess the need for guidance to supervisory bodies, regulated institutions and sectors on the application of the FIC Act.
• Provide input into the guidance scope and draft guidance products for approval and publication. This includes, owning, coordinating and supporting the implementation of the allocated guidance products, including internal review, consultation readiness, stakeholder input resolution, approval-readiness, publication/issuance support, progress reporting, action tracking and record-keeping evidence.
• Support and facilitate FIC-owned awareness sessions and stakeholder engagements, ensuring that approved guidance content is accurately translated into awareness presentations, FAQs, scripts and related material.
• Provide technical support for stakeholder awareness engagements, including presentation support, preparation of material where required, and participation in accepted stakeholder invitations aligned to divisional targets.
• Develop, review, coordinate and support publications plan, including topic planning, content development, review actions, approval readiness, publisher liaison support, quality sign-off, implementation tracking and evidence of completion.
• Assist with PQP framework, template, workflow, governance, quality assurance, trend analysis and reporting support, including the review/update of PQP manuals and templates, sampled QA reviews where allocated, escalation of material inconsistencies, and maintenance of evidence records.
• Conduct presentations of technical information concerning anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing and combatting proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF) risk and compliance matters.
• Contribute to the management and administration of the Risk and Compliance Return process.
• Build, manage and maintain professional relationships with relevant supervisory bodies, regulated institutions and other parties affected by FIC Act.
• Work closely with other units within the division and across FIC to deliver on outputs.
• Provide support in responding to queries from the public and stakeholders on the FIC Act.
• Support Mutual Evaluation readiness, evidence preparation and implementation actions, including providing input into AML/CFT/CPF products, action plans, reporting inputs, technical matters and information requests within prescribed timelines.
• Serve as technical reference to team members and offer solutions to complex guidance and presentation matters.
• Support compliance training initiatives.
• Coach, mentor, guide and review the work of graduates, call center and public query teams and other team members within the division.
• Perform any other duties or provide assistance, where required, for onsite visits, compliance reviews and inspections.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Law degree ( NQF level 7)
• CAMS certification or Compliance diploma 
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience within an AML/CFT/CPF environment
• Experience within a regulatory environment or at group level in a large financial institution would be an added advantage

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Customer Service - Permanently seeks additional information about the customer that will help him or her provide the best possible service.
• Flexibility – Adapts tactics while maintaining the same overall plan or strategy, changes how to accomplish the plan.
• Impact and influence - Adapts a presentation or discussion to appeal to the interest or level of others.
• Contextual Awareness – is able to fully understand and explain to others, how domestic events or trends will impact on the organisation and its core process.
• Organisational Commitment – Acts to support the organisation’s mission and goals.
• Commitment to professional learning – finds out and permanently scans what the latest trends are in the local market (what other organisations’ practices are, new technologies, etc.)
• Teamwork - Proactively helps other colleagues when in difficult professional situations.
• Conceptual Thinking - Makes complex ideas or situations clear, simple and/or understandable to others.
•  Achievement Orientation - Makes specific changes within the work system or in own work methods to improve performance.
• Initiative - Demonstrates the ability to anticipate and proactively manage all the variables involved, to ensure that critical opportunities for the Centre are not missed

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ASSISTANT COMPLIANCE OFFICER: COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING

Organizational Unit Financial Intelligence Centre -> Compliance and Prevention

Job Type Permanent

Education Bachelors Degree

Career Level Skilled

Location Pretoria - Centurion, GP 0157 ZA (Primary)

Travel 0 - 10%

Desired Race African, Coloured

Desired Gender Male

Closing Date 19/10/2026

The FIC is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our employment targets and our commitment to diversifying our workforce. As part of our recruitment and selection process, persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All appointments are subject to satisfactory reference checks and security clearance.

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE 
Include primary accomplishments, products, and services, who benefits from them and how
Apply technical knowledge and expertise to assist in the monitoring and enhancement of the level of reporting compliance by Accountable and Reporting Institutions in accordance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, No. 38 of 2001, as amended (FIC Act) in order to support the overall strategic direction and targets of the Compliance and Prevention division.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREA
Compliance Monitoring Support

• Assist in monitoring the goAML system and report on the state of compliance by Accountable Institutions with registration and reporting obligations in terms of FIC requirements and instructions.
• Utilise Compliance Monitoring Assessment System (CMAS) when executing monitoring activities.
• Assist in conducting on-site and desktop system and reporting reviews of supervised institutions in terms of FIC requirements and instructions.
• Assist in conducting open-source research on supervised institutions to determine and understand potential compliance risk. 
• Assist in performing goAML entity- and user registrations and updates.
• Compare internal- and external data, utilising relevant data collection methods, tools and data sources to ensure the integrity of information on the FIC database and to have an up-to-date registration universe.
• Support the verification of the quality, integrity and adherence to regulations of information received by Accountable Institutions.
• Assist in providing reporting information for compliance reviews, inspections and/or enforcement matters at the request of the FIC or supervisory bodies in terms of the FIC Act.
• Provide support in tracking remediation activities and processes applied to non-compliant reporting and reporting failures of Accountable Institutions within the agreed timelines. 
• Assist in reviewing outstanding sector risk assessment reports and engage relevant supervisory bodies to seek further input when required. 
• Coordinate, escalate and provide support with public queries received from the public query platform through research, recommendations and providing effective responses for approval by the Senior Compliance Officer. 
• Participate in compliance risk assessments to identify and evaluate compliance risks associated with non-compliance by Accountable Institutions.
• Assist in providing input into the risk matrix to enhance risk measures to support compliance initiatives

Compliance Analysis and Reporting

•  Assist in drafting or updating research papers of existing and new sectors, including universe, scope and key industry specific compliance matters when required.
• Assist in analysing and evaluating the Risk Management Compliance Program in collaboration with the Senior Compliance Officer when required.
• Support the identification and investigation of discrepancies, patterns and connections between compliance information sources to support compliance monitoring and reporting. 
• Assist in compiling and issuing risk-based desktop monitoring reports on Accountable and Reporting Institutions. 
• Assist in compiling reports with remedial recommendations to support compliance by Accountable Institutions for review and approval by the Senior Compliance Officer and Manager: Risk & Compliance Monitoring. 
• Utilise relevant analytical techniques and methodologies to conduct analyses on compliance information to detect anomalies and trends regarding non-compliance by Accountable and Reporting Institutions.
• Assist in preparing statistical information on registrations and reporting and prepare graphical reports, including trends and typology reports when required.
• Extract, summarise and present compliance information in a manner that supports compliance monitoring. 
• Assist in providing technical input, direction, and guidance to Accountable and Reporting Institutions regarding the implementation of compliance obligations and reporting to the FIC and the need to apply appropriate control measures.
• Advise management of compliance challenges as appropriate. 
• Assist in compiling reports and case studies for training purposes and benchmarking.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices and new technologies in data analytics and intelligence reporting.

Stakeholder Management 

• Assist in conducting briefings and presentations with FIC stakeholders and Accountable and Reporting Institutions to gain insight and determine requirements for compliance monitoring and reporting support. 
• Assist with the engagement and collaboration initiatives with national and international FIU’s to understand emerging trends and technologies in the monitoring and reporting of mandatory compliance aspects. 
• Ensure continuous stakeholder interface for seeking clarities, closing gaps, and enriching the data integrity of the compliance systems and reports.
• Participate in cross-functional projects when required. 
• Represent the organisation at working groups, meetings, conferences and seminars when required.

Risk and Compliance Management 

• Assist in the development and enhancement of standards, processes, and policies within the Compliance and Prevention division.
• Assist in providing input into tactical plans and targets when required. 
• Implement fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks within the business unit. 
• Assist in monitoring changes in the regulatory environment and the implementation of appropriate operational controls to address new requirements.
• Assist in providing evidence to internal and external audit requirements when required.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with the organisation’s risk management framework.
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity. 
• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organization

EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Commerce, LLB, Risk Management
• 1 Years in Compliance, Enforcement, Risk, Legal
• 1 Years in Anti-Money Laundering monitoring
• Knowledge of AML/CFT/CPF protocols, Financial Intelligence Centre Act, Data storage and Data processing protocols, Technical documentation and processing protocol
• Intermediate level of computer literacy, including MS Office Suiter Point, GoAML Anti money laundering system, CMAS, Microsoft Power BI

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