FlutterwaveCanada, United States

Senior Manager, Country Compliance Officer, (North America)

Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy.

Senior Manager, Country Compliance Officer, (North America)

Senior Manager, Country Compliance Officer, (North America)

Flutterwave

Canada, United States

Full TimeNegotiable
Posted on 14th Sep 2024

Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy. To achieve this objective, we have built a trusted payment infrastructure that allows consumers and businesses (African and International) to make and receive payments in a convenient borderless manner.

The Role: Flutterwave is looking for a North America Compliance Officer that will be based in Canada. The primary responsibility for this role is to serve as an ambassador for Flutterwave’s compliance culture and standards, demonstrating the highest standards of compliance behavior, and raising awareness of regulatory requirements and compliance policies.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be Like :

  • Ensure Flutterwave operations in North America, primarily the US and Canada, is in compliance with all regulatory obligations including schemes/acquiring bank rules;
  • Possess and maintain up-to-date knowledge and understanding of laws and regulations across the US and Canada such as the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, AML/CFT/CPF, GLBA, state-specific privacy laws, UDAAP, Reg DD, Reg E, Reg CC, and others;
  • Monitor business activities and transactions to ensure compliance with AML, sanctions, and consumer protection laws and regulations;
  • Serve as an escalation point for reviewing suspicious activities and report suspicious activities to the appropriate authorities;
  • Monitor and submit electronic funds transfer reports to FINTRAC as required;
  • Complete monthly reviews to identify trends or patterns that may be of concern;
  • Review and approve advertising and sales communications as assigned;
  • Maintain an up-to-date and high level knowledge of and understanding of internal policies and procedures;
  • Develop and implement compliance policies and processes and contribute to the further development of the global compliance program;
  • Provide risk-based, accurate and pragmatic advice on compliance related matters to relevant stakeholders;
  • Support and implement global compliance initiatives in the North America region;
  • Provide guidance to business teams on compliance-related matters in support of business initiatives;
  • Identify creative, risk-based and compliant solutions to support the business in achieving goals and strategies leveraging other compliance resources across the global company as appropriate;
  • Conduct risk assessments, monitoring, testing and analysis activities in North America to continuously evaluate risk areas and priorities to guide new compliance activities and continuous improvement efforts;
  • Liaise with the business to ensure timely and accurate third party due diligence requests;

Required competency and skill set to be a waver:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
  • Professional certifications such as Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in a leadership role regarding regulatory compliance

oversight with extensive knowledge of BSA/AML, payment processing and digital payment regulations and best practices preferably at a financial institution.

  • Strong command of local regulations and enforcement trends across various areas of compliance
  • Strong understanding of US and Canada AML and consumer protection laws, regulations, and best practices
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, and investigative skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information
  • General understanding of the functioning of the electronic payments industry
  • Ability to think creatively and innovatively
  • Practical knowledge of payment network rules and acquiring risk standards.
  • Experience with data analytics tools such as PowerBI
  • Maintains the highest professional standards to ensure the firm is not in a position of risk
  • Credibility, professionalism and confidence to implement best practice

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