Risk & Compliance Officer

How you'll help us achieve it

As Risk and Compliance Officer you’ll play a key role in maintaining operational integrity in a growing and dynamic environment.

You will lead our 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 our global risk and compliance standards.

In this role you’ll;

Field Audit & Controls

• 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.

Risk & Compliance Support

• 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 & to our partners.
• Prepare periodic and ad hoc compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
• Assist with identifying and evaluating operational risks in coordination with functional teams.

Fraud Support

• Help coordinate fraud investigations or awareness efforts as needed.
• Escalate fraud signals or trends to regional and global teams.

Key details

• Location: You'll work from our office in Sierra Leone and may travel to field locations.
• Work authorization in Sierra Leone is required.
• Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. 
• We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents
• We support working parents - we offer generous parental leave policies (26 weeks for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers) and subsidized child care when you return to work.
• We help you live your fullest life now!

  We subsidize gym memberships and fitness classes.

• Airtime reimbursement.
• Free food and a beautiful office space.

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.
• Fluency in French and working knowledge of English are strong pluses.
• Experience in mobile money operations or the financial services sector is an added advantage.
• Proven experience in team management.
• Experience in AML.

You might be a good fit if you

• Are passionate about protecting customers staff and the company from risk.
• Are dependable humble and eager to grow with the role.
• Have a strong understanding of risk management and compliance principles methodologies and best practices.
• Are skilled at proposing practical effective solutions to mitigate risks and address emerging issues.
• Have a proven track record of collaborating and partnering with cross-functional teams.
• Communicate and present effectively with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Are intellectually curious creative in tackling problems and see failure as an opportunity to innovate and improve.
• Take full ownership of projects; you work autonomously but know when to escalate.
• Default to clear proactive communication and coordination.
• Possess excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Uphold the highest ethical standards and exercise discretion in handling sensitive information.