Reporting to the General Manager Risk & Compliance, The Senior Manager compliance support the strategic development and monitoring of the whole compliance universe (regulatory, process, procedures, ethics…) in order to guarantee full adherence to all applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies, procedures.

Operational delivery responsibilities

- Build and maintain a strong Compliance universe for both regulatory obligation and policies, processes, that will be used as the base for development, enhancement, monitoring and oversight over compliance requirements in this environment;

- Drive the effective cascading of the Compliance strategy into the Compliance Monitoring business plans to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing strategies and compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, policies and processes…;

- Hold relevant Business Units accountable for the implementation of effective strategies to ensure compliance to all relevant laws and regulations and policies and processes;

- Define and lead the implementation of standards for testing methodologies, techniques and procedures and conduct robust quality standard programme;

- Drive compliance audit programs to determine organisational vulnerabilities and highlight risks;

- Maintain continuous oversight of collection and dissemination of any regulatory, Compliance Monitoring and Testing and audit issues in order to provide ongoing advice and guidance to the Head of Risk and Compliance and concerned Business Units;

- Report on monitoring and testing results to the Head Risk and Compliance and assist with relevant Exco and Board reporting;

- Promote and support a risk minimizing culture in alignment with Compliance's role as the second line of defence;

- Work with the MTN Regulatory functions and provide input into Regulatory policies/regulations, legislative framework and future impact of new Regulatory policies and legislation – with a specific focus on the impact of such regulations or policies on MTN’s business;

- Lobby key stakeholders to shape and change policy and draft legislation impacting on Compliance ;

- Understand the impact of potential changes driven by regulators, industry, marketplace, and/or legal environment and report these back to MTN Management;

- Analyse Regulatory trends and perform risk assessments to identify areas of impact; adapt the compliance monitoring programs accordingly;

- Assess whether the business is informed accordingly in order to proactively prepare for changes ;

- Provide input into strategies for ensuring future compliance and mitigation of risk i.e. Material legislations, fines and reporting requirements for various regulators ;

- Establish training programs on monitoring and testing requirements. Create awareness within the business on compliance monitoring and testing programs and methodologies;

- Act as a link between third line assurance functions such as internal audit and first line audit.

- Review and validate manual and automated journal documents (including periodic journals) in accordance with the defined delegation of authority. 

- Ensure the accuracy of accounting records (stock, bank reconciliations, etc.)

- Check all provision entries for the month and the corresponding calculation basis.

- Check the accuracy of inter-company confirmation requests

- Review inter-company rates based on an inter-company contract, if applicable, or any other legally enforceable document between two Opcos. 

Management / supervisory responsabilities

- Coach and mentor direct reports to ensure staff motivation is high

- Ensure skill transfer for staff development, motivation and business continuity 

- Ensure the team is led, motivated and rewarded to achieve high performance areas

- Guide and direct suppliers and third parties in achieving Opco objectives

- Identify staff training and development needs and implement necessary actions

- Manage team (including recruitment, on-boarding, attrition)

- Set goals and objectives for direct reports, monitor progress and maintain motivation

- Set up appropriate structure to meet departmental management objectives

- Provide an advisory function on governance and best practices in client experience