Risk & Compliance Officer

How you'll help us achieve it

As Risk and Compliance Officer, you’ll play a key role in maintaining operational integrity in a growing and dynamic environment. You will lead our field audit efforts in Sierra Leone while supporting compliance, internal control, and, on occasion, fraud operations.

You’ll be the go-to person on the ground to coordinate local execution of our global risk and compliance standards.

In this role, you’ll;

Field Audit & Controls

Supervise and coordinate field audit activities (agent audits, spot checks, reconciliations).

Work with the field audit and agent ops teams to escalate and address deficiencies identified during audits.

Monitor implementation of control measures and escalate any breaches or gaps.

Support the rollout of internal control frameworks across business functions.

Risk & Compliance Support

Monitor implementation of basic compliance requirements (e.g., KYC, agent onboarding controls).

Participate in incident reviews and follow up on remediation actions.

Support documentation and reporting on internal risk or compliance issues.

Support AML and CFT Investigations in Sierra Leone, including submission of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) to the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA).

Contribute to the implementation of the compliance program.

Provide guidance, advice, and/or training and educational programs to improve business understanding of related laws and regulatory requirements.

Conduct and respond to due diligence requests from & to our partners.

Prepare periodic and ad hoc compliance reports with regulatory agencies.

Assist with identifying and evaluating operational risks in coordination with functional teams.

Fraud Support

Help coordinate fraud investigations or awareness efforts as needed.

Escalate fraud signals or trends to regional and global teams.

Key details

Location: You'll work from our office in Sierra Leone and may travel to field locations.

Work authorization in Sierra Leone is required.

Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula.

We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents

We support working parents - we offer generous parental leave policies (26 weeks for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers) and subsidized child care when you return to work.

We help you live your fullest life now! We subsidize gym memberships and fitness classes.

Airtime reimbursement.

Free food and a beautiful office space.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in compliance, risk management, or audit.

Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Business & Economics, or a related field.

Experience in mobile money operations or the financial services sector is an added advantage.

Proven experience in team management.

Experience in AML.

You might be a good fit if you

Are passionate about protecting customers, staff, and the company from risk.

Are dependable, humble, and eager to grow with the role.

Have a strong understanding of risk management and compliance principles, methodologies, and best practices.

Are skilled at proposing practical, effective solutions to mitigate risks and address emerging issues.

Have a proven track record of collaborating and partnering with cross-functional teams.

Communicate and present effectively, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Are intellectually curious, creative in tackling problems, and see failure as an opportunity to innovate and improve.

Take full ownership of projects; you work autonomously but know when to escalate.

Default to clear, proactive communication and coordination.

Possess excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Uphold the highest ethical standards and exercise discretion in handling sensitive information.