RISK & COMPLIANCE OFFICER

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – RISK & COMPLIANCE OFFICER

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – RISK & COMPLIANCE OFFICER

The Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaica Central Securities Depository & JCSD Trustee Services Ltd. seek to identify highly motivated professionals to fill the position of Risk & Compliance Officer.  Reporting to the Manager, Group Risk and Compliance, the successful Candidate will be required to provide support to the functions of the Group Risk and Compliance Department to ensure that the company operates in a legal and ethical manner while meeting its business goals. 

The Candidate should possess a First Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or equivalent, and have had a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Compliance, Auditing or equivalent.  Legal knowledge would be an asset.

The responsibilities of the Risk & Compliance Officer include (but are not limited to):

1. Assisting the Group Risk & Compliance Manager, with the development and implementation of compliance programs, revision of company policies, incident response management and enterprise risk assessments and recommendations.

1. Maintaining schedule of the Groups regulatory reporting requirements and follow through with process owners to ensure compliance reports are filed with regulatory authorities.

1. Working with the Group Risk & Compliance Manager to ensure that matters relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) management are closely monitored and internal compliance reports are received from the relevant Departments daily for review and feedback.

1. Ensuring that quarterly filing to the Financial Investigations Division (FID) is completed on time as required

1. Provide support to the Group Risk & Compliance Manager in reviewing post-incident response reports and conducting assessment of possible future risk exposure and control activities.

1. Ensure that the Company is compliant with its regulatory filings and the internal processes aligns with the requirements of its regulators (FSC) and FID

1. To assist with the development and implementation of adequate internal controls, codes of conduct, policies and procedures to be compliant with regulatory standards

1. To assist with ensuring that the JSE’s Enterprise Risk Management programme is adequately developed to manage processes to identify and mitigate risk exposure.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

     Strong Planning & Organization Skills

     Strong analytical and conceptual skills

     Strong communication and Interpersonal skills

     Ability to prioritize tasks and operate with minimum supervision

     Technical, professional and policy writing skills

     Excellent Computer Skills (Spreadsheet & Word Processing)

     Interviewing and Investigative skills

     Detail-oriented

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE

 Working knowledge of Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaica Central Securities Depository and JCSDTS’ Rules & Regulations

 In-depth knowledge of the Securities Act and Companies Act

 Sound knowledge of the administrative functions of Collective Investment Schemes, including Unit Trust Funds

Suitably qualified candidates are invited to submit applications with detailed resume, no later than September 26, 2023