Manager/Associate Director - Governance, Risk and Compliance (‘GRC’),
Group

Introduction:

Successful candidates should possess in-depth risk and compliance expertise and strong leadership skills. 

Principal Accountabilities include:

• Act as Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for the management company and/or for special activity licences
• Manage the overall compliance strategy by assisting the Board of Directors with strategic projects and to manage Compliance and Risk frameworks, working groups and policies
• Drive process improvements throughout the organisation aligning outcomes with business goals
• Serve as liaison between the GRC function and other business functions and build relationships to ensure productive collaboration on the development and implementation of Compliance and Risk policies and processes
• Ensure effective relationships are maintained with Regulators through liaising with local teams, advisors and the Regulators directly
• Advise on statutory and regulatory matters
• Enhance the AML/CFT framework on an annual basis and ensure that the framework complies with prevailing regulatory and statutory requirements
• Ensure that risks are identified and are constantly monitored, managed and mitigated through client risk assessment and business risk assessment
• Develop compliance monitoring program to assess compliance with the AML/CFT framework, identify potential weaknesses and work on a remediation plan
• Review and develop policies and procedures, enforce such policies and procedures and take actions regarding non-compliance situations
• Managing the onboarding process ensuring both regulatory compliance and client requirements are satisfied including signing off on all new client files
• Provide regular reports to the Board of Directors, Committees of the Board and to the Regional Head of GRC
• Provide support to the Regional Head of GRC and take-on or participate in Group projects when required
• Provide regular training on AML/CFT related topics, interpret and communicate statutory and regulatory changes
• Work closely with Mauritius shared service team for compliance monitoring and testing
• Collaborate with other entities within the group in complying with GRC policies and procedures
• Lead and manage the GRC team

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 15 years’ working experience in Governance, Compliance, Risk functions would be preferred
• Sound knowledge of GRC –related laws and regulations in Mauritius
• Excellent IT skills (including MS excel, MS PowerPoint and MS word)
• Business level written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Have a high level of integrity and take ownership of all risk and compliance matters
• Able to manage multiple tasks/projects and timelines
  
  

Attitude Required:

• Courage to stand for what is right and not afraid to speak up when there’s something wrong
• Team spirit