Job Description The Financial Crime Team Leader is responsible for overseeing Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and Financial Crime Governance functions, ensuring effective risk management and regulatory compliance across high-risk customer portfolios and governance processes. Lead and manage the execution of EDD processes for high-risk customers, including PIPs, adverse media. Oversee the maintenance and reconciliation of high-risk registers, ensuring completeness and timely remediation. Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial crime risk indicators related to EDD, including monthly reports, KRI reports, and relevant Governance submissions. Manage governance-related processes such as payment screening escalations, court order RFIs, correspondent banking RFIs/KYC, SARB returns, and new product approvals. Provide KYC advisory services to the business, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and internal standards. Facilitate AML training initiatives and ensure policy and framework reviews are completed within set timelines. Drive continuous improvement in process efficiency, register accuracy, and stakeholder engagement. Support audit readiness and ensure achievement of satisfactory or risk-managed outcomes Cascade changes in legislation and emerging regulations to relevant stakeholders within agreed timelines. Manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies. Manage personal and Team Management development to increase own skills and competencies for the Team Leader function and future Managerial growth opportunities Job Details Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below. 19/09/25 All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties. Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we will get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. Should you have any queries, please log it via MyQ. FirstRand provides a comprehensive range of financial services in South Africa and certain markets in broader Africa. The group also offers certain niche products and services in the UK and India. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX), FirstRand Limited is the largest financial institution by market capitalisation in Africa. The group follows a multi-branding approach. Its portfolio of financial services businesses includes FNB, RMB, WesBank, Ashburton Investments, Aldermore, MotoNovo and DirectAxis. Many are leaders in their respective segments and markets, offering transactional, lending, investment and insurance products and services The FirstRand Corporate Centre houses many of the critical functions required by a large and complex financial services group. The group's track record of delivering superior returns to shareholders has been achieved through a combination of organic growth, acquisitions, innovation and the creation of completely new businesses. The group’s purpose of delivering Shared Prosperity provides many opportunities for employees to innovate to address social and environmental challenges in our markets. All of our businesses have successful Volunteering programmes which also allow employees to adopt and support causes close to their hearts.
