Hybrid Senior Manager – Transaction Monitoring

at Absa Group

• Job title: Senior Manager – Transaction Monitoring
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Johannesburg, South Africa

About the role

• Lead a team focused on Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring in Absa's Africa regions. Ensure compliance and effective risk management for financial crime across the Group.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Financial Crime Transaction Monitoring Specialists responsible for Transaction Monitoring oversight and execution for Absa's Africa Regions countries.
• Be accountable and take responsible for all aspects of transaction monitoring, surveillance, and reporting.
• Implement the strategic direction and appropriate intelligence-led TM activity across the Absa Group.
• Ensure a top in class capability which enables the Group to appropriately manage financial crime and terrorist financing risk.
• Lead the establishment and continued improvement of an effective TM control environment comprised of both an automated transaction monitoring system (“ATMS”) and non-ATMS referral streams.

Requirements

• B Degree or relevant qualification in Legal, Governance, Risk management, Investigations or Compliance qualification and NQF6 level or higher.
• Minimum of 6 - 8 years’ experience in a similar environment, e.g., in Transaction Monitoring, Financial Crime, Compliance, Fraud, Forensic Investigations
• Minimum 6 - 8 years’ experience in banking or financial institutions.

Benefits

• Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.