Group Compliance Officer at AECI Limited

Job description

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Compile and maintain a comprehensive regulatory universe or profile for AECI Group ranking in line with risk evaluation scales.
• Develop and review periodically a compliance monitoring and co-ordination framework, including appropriate compliance processes.
• Monitor key regulatory instruments through executing a regular schedule of communications with senior management in the operating companies and Group.
• Consult and co-ordinate with the Executive Committee, SHEQ, Internal Audi, Risk Management, the Legal Department and the operating companies to ensure proper policies and procedures for managing compliance risk.
• Review and audit compliance reports relating to compliance-risk management and identify issues of non-compliance with the Integrated Compliance Framework and Compliance Policies and notify and give advice to key management, EC, Risk Committee and Board on the status of resolutions.
• Draft the annual Group compliance report to be presented to the Executive Committee and Risk Committee.
• Ensure continuous monitoring of compliance assessments throughout the Group and develop appropriate reporting templates suitable for purpose.
• Review and scan external environment of new developments in regulatory environment and advise Group accordingly.
• Ensure a focused roll-out of the AECI’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and periodically assess compliance and report to EC and Social and Ethics Committee.
• Provide training and guidance on regulatory compliance to the operating companies.
• Benchmark the group’s ERM with companies in similar markets.
• Assist and support business in developing sound relationships with key regulators, develop an issue log and report on materiality.
• Perform site visits to operating companies in order to appraise the quality of their regulatory compliance framework.
• Conduct benchmarks and develop best practice approach to compliance management and implement across the Group, including fraud risk management.

Qualifications / Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree or LLB with a professional compliance management qualification will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 8 years legal / business experience of which at least 3 should be in assurance field eg: compliance or risk management etc.
• Practical experience of launching Integrated Compliance programs across a large business footprint and diverse industries.
• Sound knowledge of Corporate Governance in public listed companies.

Competencies:

• Attention to detail.
• Planning and Organising.
• Ability to Analyse and Solve problems proactively.
• Communication and Influence.
• Integrity and Work Ethic.
• Collaboration.
• Deadline and Results Driven.