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    Equity Bank Kenya

    Equity Bank Kenya Limited is a Kenyan bank and financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi providing retail banking and commercial banking services. The bank is licensed a…

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    General Manager, Level 1 (L1) Compliance

    Equity Bank Kenya
    DeadlineOpen
    LocationKenya
    Typefull time
    Postedabout 2 hours ago

    The role

    Job Description

    You will lead the Level 1 Compliance function and ensure regulatory, conduct and financial crime requirements are translated into consistently executed operational processes across Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited. You will oversee financial crime surveillance, sanctions and name screening, customer due diligence and correspondent banking, regulatory compliance and anti-bribery and corruption controls, and drive remediation, quality management, escalation and management information.

    What you need

    Requirements

    • are translated into consistently executed operational processes supported by effective supervision, quality management, timely escalation and reliable management information.
    • The role provides leadership over Financial Crime Surveillance;
    • Governance, Sanctions and Risk Assessments;
    • Customer Due Diligence Advisory and Correspondent Banking; and Regulatory Compliance and Anti Bribery and Corruption activities.
    • Key Responsibilities
    • Lead the Level 1 Compliance function and establish clear operating standards, accountabilities, service levels, quality thresholds and escalation protocols across all units.
    • Oversee real-time and T 1 name screening, transaction and payment screening, sanctions investigations, periodic and ongoing screening, and timely escalation of potential sanctions matches and control failures.
    • Ensure effective governance of financial crime systems and scenarios, including data-quality monitoring, scenario performance reviews, tuning support, change implementation, user requirements and timely resolution of operational defects.
    • Lead Customer Due Diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence advisory, including high-risk and complex onboarding, politically exposed persons and sensitive clients, beneficial ownership, passport screening and verification, high-risk customer reviews and specialized due diligence.
    • Oversee correspondent banking and partnership due diligence, requests for information, questionnaires, risk assessments, ongoing reviews and escalation of material concerns.
    • Lead Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and Common Reporting Standard processes, data remediation, operational controls and reporting support.
    • Oversee execution of Regulatory Compliance and Anti-Bribery and Corruption controls, including gifts and entertainment, h

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