Role purpose:
To effectively advice, guide and service the business on all matters of compliance with mobile financial services (MFS) laws, regulations, company & group policies and international best practices.
Ultimately responsible for ensuring the embedment and enforcement of an adequate and effective compliance program in M-Pesa in order to foster and adhere to sprit of compliance in business operation and customer services.
Key accountabilities;
- Design and implement a legal and regulatory compliance programme in order to ensure mobile financial services compliance risks are appropriately addressed and managed.
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Ensure M-Pesa has the necessary and appropriate framework and level of controls in place to safeguard against Anti Bribery/Corruption (ABC) and all transactions comply fully with Economic Sanctions and Trade Export Controls and Vodafone Group best practice standards and requirements.
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Ensure M-Pesa has the necessary and appropriate level of controls in place to safeguard all money transfer systems, processes and procedures in order comply fully with relevant legislation in particular Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation as well as Vodafone Group best practice standards/ requirements.
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Ensure that the annual Policy Compliance Review (PCR) runs smoothly within the set deadlines.
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Carry out Due diligences for M-Pesa Agents and Customers against potential risks relating to ABC, AML, Anti-Terrorist Funding, and Economic Sanctions and Trade Export.