QNB1318 - Compliance Officer

  • Country
    Sudan
  • Closing Date
    11-Jan-2015
About QNB

Established in 1964 as the country’s first Qatari-owned commercial bank, QNB Group has steadily grown to become the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

QNB Group’s presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies extends to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is more than 28,000 serving up to 20 million customers operating through 1,000 locations, with an ATM network of 4,300 machines.

QNB has maintained its position as one of the highest rated regional banks from leading credit rating agencies including Standard & Poor’s (A), Moody’s (Aa3) and Fitch (A+). The Bank has also been the recipient of many awards from leading international specialised financial publications.

Based on the Group’s consistent strong financial performance and its expanding international presence, QNB currently ranks as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa, according to Brand Finance Magazine.

QNB Group has an active community support program and sponsors various social, educational and sporting events.

Role Summary

The role supports promoting a strong compliance culture in QNB Sudan. The position is essential in assisting in the management on a pro-active basis of the compliance and internal control activities with the purpose of identifying and assessing the compliance risks associated with the business activities in the light of a fast moving regulatory environment.

Role Description

The successful candidate will perform regular and comprehensive compliance and internal control risk assessments as per the approved control routines. He/she will report on a regular basis on compliance and control matters, escalating breaches and defining corrective action taken to Head of Compliance and Internal Control.

The successful candidate will monitor the development of our business model to ensure that it is fully aligned to our prudential framework and factors best market practices. He/she will conduct specific diligences stemming from the internal control discipline to ensure strict adherence to prevailing laws and regulations, statutory requirements and QNB Group policies and procedures.

In addition, the successful candidate will perform scheduled and ad hoc AML reviews as per the approved annual review plan. He/she will review amendments made to relevant policies and procedures, services and products to ensure that the implementation is within AML regulations and guidelines. He/she will perform regular testing to ensure full compliance to KYC policy, which should include all type of customers and counterparties.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have excellent oral and written communication skills (incl. report writing) in English and Arabic

He/she will possess 3-5 years’ experience in a compliance/internal audit department of a financial institution or regulatory agency preferably in compliance or internal audit function.

Bachelor degree with professional qualifications such as CPA/CIA/CA.

Note: you will be required to attach the following:
  1. Resume/CV
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