Chipper is the largest mobile cross-border money transfer platform in Africa. We are a small passionate team, dedicated to expanding financial inclusion in some of the global regions most in need of accessible, interoperable, easy-to-use, and affordable financial services.
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This position supports the Legal, Risk and Compliance Function, which develops and provides oversight of AML/CFT, Sanctions, Risk management, licensing and strategic compliance matters for Chipper Cash.
Are you someone who is steeped in compliance, able to operate both as a sophisticated support for regulatory efforts but also a strategic thinker and able to operate in a fast moving, fast growing start-up with a strong culture of compliance?
As part of the Legal, Risk and Compliance team, you will play a critical role in proactively identifying, mitigating and blocking constantly evolving forms of fraud risk for Chipper and enabling Chipper’s growth.
You will have a wide remit to support the UK/EU Head of LRC in reviewing and developing the business’ implementation and execution of Risk Management Frameworks, Policies and Standards.
What You Will Be Doing
Conducting and preparing investigations and reviews for sign off with required resolution
Place appropriate hold on accounts deemed with fraudulent activity. Track and document action taken in a timely and correct manner to provide a record of activity and meet audit and compliance requirements
Ensuring risk policy requirements are met, risks are being appropriately managed, accurately reported and escalated to both Senior Fraud Analysts and Fraud Manager as appropriate
Provide detailed due diligence reports and recommendations for each case and assist Senior Fraud Analysts with SAR preparation when suspicion has been reached
Consulting with the organisations business units on fraud prevention, trends and detection/response issues/questions
Assist the Senior Fraud Analysts with the end-to-end fraud risk strategy for new & existing products
Develop relationships and work with key partners across product, engineering, data science and business teams to effectively manage fraud risk programs.
What You Should Have
Minimum of three years experience
Certification(s) from professional bodies relevant to the financial services sector
Investigation Fraud experience required ( Application fraud, First party fraud, Organised and complex fraud etc)
Experience in fraud reporting and MI
Ability to work in a fast paced environment together with experience operating in a second line role or corresponding control function in a Financial Services organisation
Broad knowledge of a consumer banking environment with a good understanding of Fraud Risks included schemes and identification methods as well as experience of Operational Risk
Be a self-driven, self-starter. We’re a dedicated, hardworking team collectively motivated by our mission and vision
Excellent attention to detail
Strong problem-solving ability
It is a plus if you have experience working in Fintech and liaising with regulators and internal audit staff, such as examinations, audit and reviews, document production, and issue responses
It is a plus if you are proficient in other languages
Have a global mindset. Even at our small size, we have a team that represents 10+ countries, and our global footprint of customers will continue to grow.
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